Sepsina

Genus of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sepsina is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). The genus is endemic to southern Africa.[3]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Sepsina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Sepsina
Bocage, 1866[1]
Species

5, see text.

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Taxonomy

This genus is presently placed in the subfamily Scincinae, a subfamily which seems to be paraphyletic however. Sepsina belongs to a major clade of this group which does not seem to include the type genus Scincus. Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily.[4]

Species

The following five species are recognized:[3]

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