Bassiana

Taxobox
name = "Bassiana"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia (paraphyletic)
unranked_ordo = Sauria
ordo = Squamata (paraphyletic)
infraordo = Scincomorpha
familia = Scincidae
subfamilia = Lygosominae
genus = "Bassiana"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 3, see text

"Bassiana" is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the "Eugongylus" group; the genus "Oligosoma" appears to be a fairly close relative (Austin & Arnold 2006). An alternative name is "Acritoscincus".

Species
*"Bassiana duperreyi"
*"Bassiana platynota"
*"Bassiana trilineata"

References

* (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered "Leiolopisma" skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution" 39(2): 503–511. doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)