Taxonomy Profile: Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson 1830)

Lamprolepis smaragdina: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Green Tree Skink []
Green Treeskink []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lamprolepis smaragdina: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Scincidae
Skinks |
Genus : Lamprolepis
Tree Skinks |
Treeskinks |
Species : Lamprolepis smaragdina
Green Tree Skink |
Green Treeskink |
Lamprolepis smaragdina Direct Children(s):
Lamprolepis smaragdina: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2004-12-31 / 2004-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004)
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Lamprolepis smaragdina: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Oceania
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Central Pacific Territories / Native & Introduced
Lamprolepis smaragdina: Comments
Comment:
Banks et al. (2004) note: Within the Central Pacific Territories Lamprolepis smaragdina is native to the Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, and Palau Islands, but introduced to the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. The population on Guam has been extirpated