Sepsina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Sepsina
Bocage, 1866[1]
Species

5, see text.

Synonyms

Sepsina is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). The genus is endemic to southern Africa.[3]

Taxonomy

This genus is presently placed in the subfamily Scincinae, a subfamily which seems to be paraphyletic however. Sepsina belongs to a major clade of this group which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.[4]

Species

The following five species are recognized:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sepsina ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. ^ Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I- XL. (Genus Sepsina, p. 417).
  3. ^ a b Genus Sepsina at The Reptile Database The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Austin & Arnold (2006).

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