Cophoscincopus

Cophoscincopus (common name: keeled water skinks) is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to West Africa. As suggested by the common name, species in the genus Cophoscincopus are semi-aquatic.

Species

There are four recognized species in the genus Cophoscincopus.

• Cophoscincopus durus
• Cophoscincopus greeri
• Cophoscincopus senegalensis
• Cophoscincopus simulans

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

References

Further reading

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