Cophoscincopus

Cophoscincopus (common name: keeled water skinks) is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to West Africa.<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> As suggested by the common name, species in the genus Cophoscincopus are semi-aquatic.<ref name=Bauer2008>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Species

There are four recognized species in the genus Cophoscincopus.<ref name=RDB/>

• Cophoscincopus durus Template:Small
• Cophoscincopus greeri Template:Small
• Cophoscincopus senegalensis Template:Small
• Cophoscincopus simulans Template:Small

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

Further reading

• Mertens R (1934). "Die Inseln-Reptilien, ihre Ausbreitung, Variation und Artbildung ". Zoologica Stuttgart 32 (84): 1–209. (in German).

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