Lipinia is a genusofskinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Species in the genus Lipinia are commonly called lipinias.
Lipinia | |
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Lipinia pulchella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
Genus: | Lipinia Gray, 1845 |
Species | |
28, see text. |
The genus Lipinia belongs to the Sphenomorphus group of genera in which Lipinia has a rather basal position (Austin & Arnold 2006).
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lipinia.
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