Tribolonotus
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Tribolonotus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as crocodile skinks.
Geographic range
Species in the genus Tribolonotus are found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.[1]
Species
The genus includes the following 10 species:[1]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zweifel's helmet skink, New Britain spiny skink | Tribolonotus annectens Zweifel, 1966Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | New Britain | |
| Blanchard's helmet skink | Tribolonotus blanchardi Burt, 1930Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bougainville and the Solomon Islands | |
| Admiralty spiny skink, Brongersma's helmet skink | Tribolonotus brongersmai Cogger, 1973Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Admiralty Islands | |
| Tribolonotus choiseulensis Rittmeyer & Austin, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Solomon Islands | ||
| File:Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink.jpg | red-eyed crocodile skink, red-eyed bush crocodile skink | Tribolonotus gracilis de Rooij, 1909Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | New Guinea |
| white-eyed crocodile skink | Tribolonotus novaeguineae (Schlegel, 1834)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea | |
| Tribolonotus parkeri Rittmeyer & Austin, 2017Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Buka Island | ||
| Giant spiny skink, Poncelet's helmet skink | Tribolonotus ponceleti Kinghorn, 1937Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Solomon Islands | |
| Western crocodile skink, false Poncelet's helmet skink | Tribolonotus pseudoponceleti Greer & Parker, 1968Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bougainville and Buka | |
| Schmidt's helmet skink, Schmidt's crocodile skink | Tribolonotus schmidti Burt, 1930Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tribolonotus.
References
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Further reading
- Austin CA, Rittmeyer EN, Richards SJ, Zug GR (2010). "Phylogeny, historical biogeography and body size evolution in Pacific Island Crocodile skinks Tribolonotus (Squamata; Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (1): 227–236.
- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus Tribolonotus, p. 364).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Tribolonotus, new genus, pp. 364–366). (in French).