Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Lipinia
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Indo-Pacific Striped Skinks
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Streifenschlankskinke
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Indo-Pacifiske Stribeskinker
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1845 |  |
Lipinia Gray (type species: Lipinia pulchella Gray 1845) |
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1867 | |
Cophoscincus Peters (type species: Lygosoma quadrivittatum Peters 1867; syn. Greer 1974) |
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1892 | |
Haploscincus Cope (type species: Cophoscincus infralineolatus Günther 1873; syn. Shea 2021) |
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1958 | |
Aulacoplax Brown & Fehlmann (type species: Aulacoplax leptosoma Brown & Fehlmann 1958; syn. Greer 1974) |
Contents:
28 species, of which 20 (71.4%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Lygosoma and
Leiolopisma.
Previously included species now assigned to
Ornithuroscincus
and
Palaia.
Distribution:
SE. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Pacific Ocean.
Reported from:
American Samoa,
Cambodia,
Cook Islands
(incl.
Rarotonga),
Fiji
(incl.
Rotuma),
French Polynesia,
Guam,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands]),
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Banggai Islands,
Buton,
Enggano,
Halmahera,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Kangean Islands,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Miang Island,
Morotai,
Nias,
Sangir Islands,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura,
Sulawesi,
Talaud Islands,
Ternate,
Togian Islands,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Kiribati,
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Marshall Islands
(incl.
Arno Atoll),
Micronesia
(incl.
Pohnpei),
Myanmar,
Niue,
Palau,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Admiralty Islands
(Manus),
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima],
Woodlark,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville],
Trobriand Islands),
Philippines
(Bohol,
Camiguin Sur,
Catanduanes,
Cebu,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Masbate,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panaon,
Panay,
Polillo,
Samar,
Sibuyan,
Siquijor,
Sulu Islands
[incl.
Bitinan,
Bubuan,
Dipolod,
Gounan Islands
(Little Gounan),
Jolo,
Lapac,
Mamanoc,
Siasi,
Tulian],
Tablas),
Singapore,
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Thailand,
Tokelau,
Tonga,
Tuvalu,
Vanuatu
(incl.
Espiritu Santo),
Vietnam,
Western Samoa.
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Lipinia auriculata
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Bronze Striped Tree Skink, Bronze Slender Tree Skink
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Bronzestreifiger Baumskink
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Bronzestribet Træskink
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1917 | |
Siaphos auriculatus Taylor |
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Lygosoma auriculatum Brown & Alcala 1956 |
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Lipinia ? auriculata Greer 1974 |
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1919 | |
Siaphos kempi Taylor (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
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Lygosoma auriculatum kempi Brown & Alcala 1956 |
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1922 | |
Siaphos herrei Taylor (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
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Lygosoma auriculatum herrei Brown & Alcala 1956 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Cebu,
Luzon,
Masbate,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Polillo,
Tablas).
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Lipinia cheesmanae
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Cyclops Mountains Striped Skink
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Cyclops-Streifenschlankskink
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Cyclops-stribeskink
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1940 | |
Lygosoma cheesmanae Parker |
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Lipinia cheesmanae Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Lipinia inconspicua
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Sulawesi Striped Skink, Hidden Ground Skink
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Sulawesi-Streifenschlankskink
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Sulawesi-stribeskink
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1894 | |
Lygosoma inconspicuum Müller |
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Scincella inconspicua Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia inconspicua Wanger, Motzke, Saleh & Iskandar 2011 |
Remarks:
Taxonomic history of this species has been confused.
It was not mentioned by Ouboter (1986) in his revision of the genus
Scincella.
First placed in the genus Lipinia by Wanger, Motzke, Saleh & Iskandar (2011).
Generic assignment confirmed by Shea (2017).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
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Lipinia inexpectata
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Bornean Striped Skink
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Borneo-Streifenschlankskink
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Borneo-stribeskink
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2007 | |
Lipinia inexpectata Das & Austin |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Kalimantan),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak).
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Lipinia infralineolata
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Sangihe Islands Striped Skink
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Sangihe-Islands-Streifenschlankskink
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Sangihe Islands-stribeskink
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1873 | |
Cophoscincus infralineolatus Günther |
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Lygosoma infralineolatum Boulenger 1887 |
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Siaphos infralineolatum Taylor 1922 |
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Lygosoma quadrivitatum infralineolatum Brown & Alcala 1956 |
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Lipinia infralineolata Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Banggai Islands,
Sangir Islands,
Sulawesi,
Togian Islands).
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Lipinia leptosoma
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Palau Striped Skink, Pandanus Moth Skink
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Palau-Streifenschlankskink
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Palau-stribeskink
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1958 | |
Aulacoplax leptosoma Brown & Fehlmann |
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Lipinia leptosoma Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Palau.
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Lipinia longiceps
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East Papuan Striped Skink
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Ostpapuanischer Streifenschlankskink
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Østpapuansk Stribeskink
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1895 | |
Lygosoma longiceps Boulenger |
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Lipinia longiceps Mittleman 1952 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Misima],
Woodlark,
Trobriand Islands).
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Lipinia macrotympanum
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South Andaman Striped Skink, South Andaman Ground Skink, Small-eared Striped Skink
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Südandamanischer Streifenschlankskink
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Sydandamansk Stribeskink
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1873 | |
Mocoa macrotympanum Stoliczka |
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Lygosoma macrotympanum Boulenger 1887 |
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Leiolopisma macrotympanum Smith 1935 |
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Scincella macrotympana Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia macrotympanum Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands]).
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Lipinia miangensis
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Miang Island Striped Skink, Pulau Miang Striped Skink
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Miang-Streifenschlankskink
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Miang-stribeskink
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1910 | |
Lygosoma miangense Werner |
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Lipinia miangense Mittleman 1952 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Miang Island).
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Lipinia microcerca
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Laotian Striped Skink
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Laotischer Streifenschlankskink
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Laotisk Stribeskink
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1901 | |
Lygosoma microcercum Boettger |
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Leiolopisma vittigerum microcercum Smith 1935 |
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Lipinia vittigerum microcercum Bobrov 1992 |
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Scincella vittigerum microcercum Nguyen & Ho 1996 |
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Lipinia microcercus Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom 2019 |
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Lipinia microcerca Midtgaard 2020 (justified emendation, this work) |
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1922 | |
Lygosoma vittigerum kronfanum Smith (syn. Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom 2019) |
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Leiolopisma vittigerum kronfanum Schmidt 1928 |
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Scincella vittigerum kronfanum Nguyen & Ho 1996 |
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Lipinia vittigera kronfanum Das 2010 |
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1930 | |
Leiolopisma pranensis Cochran (syn. Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom 2019) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of vittigera (e.g., Taylor 1963).
Revalidated as a separate species by Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom (2019).
Status of records of vittigera from Myanmar is unclear, but are provisionally referred to microcerca, along with all othher records of vittigera
from north of the Istmus of Kra.
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Lipinia nitens
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Sarawak Striped Skink
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Sarawak-Streifenschlankskink
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Sarawak-stribeskink
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1871 | |
Lygosoma nitens Peters |
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Lipinia nitens Das 2006 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of quadrivittata (e.g., Brown & Alcala 1980).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Kalimantan),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak).
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Lipinia occidentalis
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West Papuan Striped Skink
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Westpapuanischer Streifenschlankskink
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Vestpapuansk Stribeskink
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2000 | |
Lipinia occidentalis Günther |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Lipinia pulchella
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Yellow-striped Slender Tree Skink
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Gelbstreifiger Baumskink
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Gulstribet Træskink
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1845 | |
Lipinia pulchella Gray |
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Euprepes pulchellus Steindachner 1869 |
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Lygosoma pulchellum Boulenger 1887 |
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Leiolopisma pulchellum Taylor 1917 |
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1917 | |
Leiolopisma pulchellum grande Taylor [not Mocoa grandis Gray 1845] (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
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1956 | |
Lygosoma pulchellum taylori Brown & Alcala [substitute name for Leiolopisma pulchellum grande Taylor 1917] (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
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1963 | |
Lygosoma pulchellum levitoni Brown & Alcala (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Catanduanes,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Mindanao,
Negros,
Panaon,
Panay,
Polillo,
Samar).
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Lipinia quadrivittata
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Black-striped Slender Tree Skink, (Four-striped Skink)
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Schwarzstreifiger Baumskink
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Sortstribet Træskink
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1867 | |
Lygosoma quadrivittatum Peters |
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Siaphos quadrivittatum Rooij 1915 |
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Cophoscincus quadrivittatus Mittleman 1952 |
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Saiphos quadrivittatum Taylor 1963 |
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Leiolopisma quadrivittata Greer 1970 |
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Lipinia quadrivittata Greer 1974 |
Remarks:
Previously included nitens (e.g., Brown & Alcala 1980).
A record from Great Nicobar Island (India) (Biswas & Sanyal 1977) was based on a misidentified macrotympanum (Das 1999).
Reports from Sulawesi are considered erroneous (Koch 2012).
Introduced to:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Buton),
Philippines
(Bohol,
Camiguin Sur,
Cebu,
Leyte,
Mindanao,
Negros,
Palawan,
Samar,
Siquijor,
Sulu Islands
[incl.
Bitinan,
Bubuan,
Dipolod,
Gounan Islands
(Little Gounan),
Jolo,
Lapac,
Mamanoc,
Siasi,
Tulian]).
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Lipinia rabori
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Black Slender Striped Skink, Black Slender Tree Skink
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Schwarzer Streifenschlankskink
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Sort Stribeskink
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1956 | |
Lygosoma rabori Brown & Alcala |
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Leiolopisma rabori Greer 1970 |
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Lipinia rabori Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Negros,
Panay).
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Lipinia relicta
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Mentawai Striped Skink
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Mentawai-Streifenschlankskink
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Mentawai-stribeskink
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1892 | |
Lygosoma relictum Vinciguerra |
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Cophoscincus relictus Mittleman 1952 |
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Lygosoma irelictum [lapsus?] Brown & Rabor 1956 |
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Lipinia relicta Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Enggano,
Java,
Kangean Islands,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Nias,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sipura).
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Lipinia rouxi
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New Ireland Striped Skink
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New-Ireland-Streifenschlankskink
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New Ireland-stribeskink
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1934 | |
Leiolopisma rouxi Hediger |
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Lygosoma noctua rouxi Loveridge 1948 |
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Lipinia rouxi Mittleman 1952 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies or a synonym of noctua (e.g., Loveridge 1948; Zweifel 1979).
Revalidated by Greer & Mys (1987).
Revalidation supported by Austin (1995).
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago:
New Ireland).
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Lipinia sekayuensis
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Sekayu Striped Skink
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Sekayu-Streifenschlankskink
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Sekayu-stribeskink
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2014 | |
Lipinia sekayuensis Grismer, Ismail, Awang, Rizal & Ahmad |
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia).
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Lipinia semperi
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Mindanao Striped Skink, (Semper's Tree Skink)
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Mindanao-Streifenschlankskink
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Mindanao-stribeskink
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1867 | |
Lygosoma semperi Peters |
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Leiolopisma semperi Taylor 1922 |
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Scincella semperi Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia semperi Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Camiguin Sur,
Mindanao,
Samar).
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Lipinia septentrionalis
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North Papuan Striped Skink
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Nordpapuanischer Streifenschlankskink
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Nordpapuansk Stribeskink
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2000 | |
Lipinia septentrionalis Günther |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Lipinia subvittata
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Short-striped Tree Skink
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Kurzstreifiger Baumskink
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Kortstribet Træskink
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1873 | |
Cophoscincus subvittatus Günther |
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Lygosoma subvittatum Brown & Alcala 1963 |
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Lipinia subvittata Greer 1974 |
Remarks:
Presence in Java needs confirmation (Koch 2012).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Banggai Islands,
Sulawesi),
Philippines
(Mindanao).
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Lipinia surda
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Malayan Striped Skink, Malaysian Striped Skink, Selangor Striped Skink
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Malaiischer Streifenschlankskink
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Malaysisk Stribeskink
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1900 | |
Lygosoma surdum Boulenger |
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Cophoscincus surdus Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia ? surda Greer 1974 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain (Denzer & Manthey 1991).
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Thailand.
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Lipinia trivittata
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Vietnamese Three-striped Skink
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Vietnamesischer Dreistreifen-Skink
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Vietnamesisk Trestribet Skink
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2019 | |
Lipinia trivittata Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Lipinia trivittata
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Lipinia vassilievi
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Kon Tum Striped Skink
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Kon-Tum-Streifenschlankskink
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Kon Tum-stribeskink
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2019 | |
Lipinia vassilievi Poyarkov, Geissler, Gorin, Dunayev, Hartmann & Suwannapoom |
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Vietnam.
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Lipinia venemai
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Doberai Peninsula Striped Skink
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Doberai-Streifenschlankskink
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Doberai-stribeskink
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1942 | |
Lygosoma venemai Brongersma |
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Lipinia venemai Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea).
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Lipinia vittigera
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Sipora Striped Skink, Common Striped Skink, Banded Lipinia, (Striped Tree Skink)
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Sipora-Streifenschlankskink
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Sipora-stribeskink, Almindelig Stribeskink
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1895 | |
Lygosoma vittigerum Boulenger |
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Leiolopisma vittigerum Smith 1935 |
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Scincella vittigera Mittleman 1952 |
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Lipinia vittigera Greer 1974 |
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1905 | |
Lygosoma pulchellum Annandale [not Boulenger 1908] (syn. Smith 1935) |
Remarks:
Previously included microcerca and the populations now assigned to trivittata and vassilievi.
All records from north of the Isthmus of Kra are provisionally assigned to microcerca, incl. those from Myanmar.
Reported from Sumatra by Das (2010), however, no other works seem to support this, so this record is considered doubtful.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Siberut,
Sipura),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Tioman)]),
Singapore,
Thailand.
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Lipinia vittigera
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Lipinia vulcania
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Dapitan Peak Striped Skink, Vulcan Skink, (Girard's Tree Skink)
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Dapitan-Streifenschlankskink
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Dapitan-stribeskink
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1857 | |
Lipinia vulcania Girard |
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Lygosoma vulcanium Boulenger 1887 |
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Leiolopisma vulcanium Taylor 1922 |
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Scincella vulcania Mittleman 1952 |
Remarks:
Considered endemic to Mindanao herein, however, there is a single record from Luzon, but the taxonomic status of this record is uncertain (Alcala 1986).
Distribution:
Philippines
(Luzon,
Mindanao,
Sibuyan).
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Lipinia zamboangensis
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Zamboanga Striped Skink, Rusty Tree Skink
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Zamboanga-Streifenschlankskink
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Zamboanga-stribeskink
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1963 | |
Lygosoma zamboangensis Brown & Alcala |
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Lipinia zamboangensis Greer 1974 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Mindanao).
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