Bassiana
Encyclopedia
Bassiana is a genus
of skink
s (family
Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus
group; the genus Oligosoma
appears to be a fairly close relative. An alternative name is Acritoscincus. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia
, Lampropholis
, and Niveoscincus
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skink
Skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...
s (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus
Eugongylus
Eugongylus is a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. The namesake of the Eugonglyus group of genera, it occupies a quite basal position among these...
group; the genus Oligosoma
Oligosoma
Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks . It is found only in New Zealand and in the Norfolk and Lord Howe groups...
appears to be a fairly close relative. An alternative name is Acritoscincus. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia
Pseudemoia
Pseudemoia is a genus of skinks native to south–eastern Australia. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana, Lampropholis, and Niveoscincus.-Species:...
, Lampropholis
Lampropholis
Lampropholis, the Indo-Australian ground skinks or Sunskinks, are a genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. It belongs to a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Leiolopisma and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. They are found mainly in Indonesia and Australia...
, and Niveoscincus
Niveoscincus
Niveoscincus is a genus of skinks , commonly called Snow Skinks or Cool-skinks and residing mainly in Tasmania or Victoria, Australia. It belongs to a clade with the genera Carlia, Lampropholis and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. For similar skinks see genera Pseudemoia, Lampropholis, and...
.
Species
- Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838) -- Bold-striped Cool-skink, (Eastern) Three-lined Skink
- Bassiana platynota (Peters, 1881) -- Red-throated Cool-skink, Red-throated Skink
- Bassiana trilineata (Gray, 1838) -- South-western Cool-skink, Western Three-lined Skink