Silvascincus

Silvascincus
Silvascincus murrayi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Sphenomorphinae
Genus:	Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson, & Lee, 2013
Species
Two, see text.

Silvascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Both species in the genus are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus Eulamprus.

The following two species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:^[1]

• Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) – blue-speckled forest-skink
• Silvascincus tryoni (Longman, 1918) – Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, forest skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Silvascincus.

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