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Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The genus Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.

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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] Geographic range Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.[3] Species 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. References ^ Wrobel, Murray (2004). Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles: in Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 758 pp. (Lamprolepis, p. 265). ISBN 978-0-444-51499-8. ^ Charles W. Linkem, Rafe M. Brown, Cameron D. Siler, Ben J. Evans, Christopher C. Austin, Djoko T. Iskandar, Arvin C. Diesmos, Jatna Supriatna, Noviar Andayani and Jimmy A. McGuire. Linkem, Charles W.; Brown, Rafe M.; Siler, Cameron D.; Evans, Ben J.; Austin, Christopher C.; Iskandar, Djoko T.; Diesmos, Arvin C.; Supriatna, Jatna; Andayani, Noviar; McGuire, Jimmy A. (2013),

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Lamprolepis is a genus of lizards, known commonly as emerald skinks, in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The genus Lygosoma is its closest genetic relative.

==Geographic distribution== Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.

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