| Lamprolepis | |
|---|---|
| Lamprolepis smaragdina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843 |
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.
Species of the genus Lamprolepis are found in Indonesia and Malaysia, and on islands in the western Pacific.
Three species are recognized as being valid.
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprolepis leucosticta (L. Müller, 1923) | white-spotted tree skink | West Java, Indonesia. | |
| Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (Lidth de Jeude, 1905) | Nieuwenhuis's skink | Borneo | |
| Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson, 1826) | emerald tree skink, green tree skink | Taiwan, Palawan, Luzon and Sulu archipelagoes in the Philippines, New Guinea | |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lamprolepis.