Silvascincus

Silvascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. Both species in the genus are endemic to Australia. They were previously placed in the genus Eulamprus.

Silvascincus
Silvascincus murrayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Silvascincus Skinner, Hutchinson, & Lee, 2013
Species
Two, see text.

Species

The following two species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid:^[1]

• Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887) – blue-speckled forest-skink
• Silvascincus tryoni (Longman, 1918) – Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, forest skink

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Silvascincus.