Lygisaurus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
Geographic range
Species of Lygisaurus are found in Australia and New Guinea.
Species
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.
Lygisaurus absconditus - Mt. Surprise litter-skink
Lygisaurus aeratus - large-disced litter-skink
Lygisaurus curtus
Lygisaurus foliorum - tree-base litter-skink
Lygisaurus laevis - rainforest edge litter-skink
Lygisaurus macfarlani - translucent litter-skink
Lygisaurus malleolus - red-tailed litter-skink
Lygisaurus novaeguineae
Lygisaurus parrhasius - fire-tailed rainbow-skink
Lygisaurus rimula - crevice rainbow-skink
Lygisaurus rococo - Chillagoe litter-skink
Lygisaurus sesbrauna - Eastern Cape litter-skink
Lygisaurus tanneri - Endeavour River litter-skink
Lygisaurus zuma - sun-loving litter-skink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lygisaurus.
References
Further reading
De Vis CW (1884). "New Queensland Lizards". Proc. Royal Soc. Queensland 1: 77–78. (Lygisaurus, new genus, p. 77).