lygosomine

English

Adjective

lygosomine (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Any skink belonging to the subfamily Lygosominae.
   • 1979, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, volume 6, number 3, page 609:

     In both these studies, the lygosomine skinks examined had a diploid number of 2n = 30.

   • 2004, D. R. Khanna, Biology of Reptiles, page 221:

     Not all of the wholly viviparous lygosomine genera are likely to represent independent origins of viviparity; some may have inherited viviparity from a live-bearing ancestor.

   • 2008, E. V. Balian, C. Lévêque, H. Segers, Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment, page 584:

     The agamid Physignathus lesueurii is at least semi-aquatic as are four members of the Australian lygosomine skink genus Eulamprus (E. quoyii, E. leuraensis, E. kosciuskoi, E. tympanum).