Lacertaspis

Lacertaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Eugongylinae
Genus:	Lacertaspis Perret, 1975

Lacertaspis is a genus of skinks endemic to Central Africa.

Species

The following five species are recognized.

• Lacertaspis chriswildi (Böhme & Schmitz, 1996) – Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink
• Lacertaspis gemmiventris (Sjöstedt, 1897) – Sjostedt's five-toed skink
• Lacertaspis lepesmei (Angel, 1940) – Angel's five-toed skink
• Lacertaspis reichenowii (W. Peters, 1874)
• Lacertaspis rohdei (L. Müller, 1910) – Gaboon lidless skink

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

References

Further reading

• Perret J-L (1975). "La différentiation dans le genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae)". Bull. Soc. neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. 98: 5–16. (Lacertaspis, new genus). (in French).