Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae.[1] Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.[2]
Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.[3]
Today, three species are recognized as being valid.[3]
The two Phantom Skink species, Tristiidon Lunata and Tristiidon Sol Were once classed here, but now has its own Genus.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lamprolepis.
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Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.
