Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Dasia
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Indo-Malayan Tree Skinks, Tree Skinks
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Asiatische Baumskinke
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Indo-Malayiske Træskinker
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1839 |  |
Dasia Gray (type species: Dasia olivacea Gray 1839) |
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1843 | |
Liotropis Fitzinger (type species: Euprepes ernestii Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Greer 1970) |
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1906 | |
Theconyx Annandale [not Theconyx Gray 1845 (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)] (type species: Euprepes halianus Haly & Nevill 1887; syn. Greer 1970) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 5 (62.5%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the genera
Apterygodon and
Lamprolepis, which were revalidated by Greer (1970).
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Cambodia,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Nicobar Islands],
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu),
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Babi,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lingga Islands,
Siberut,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Simeulue,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Pemanggil,
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Philippines
(Catanduanes,
Luzon,
Marinduque,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Palawan,
Semirara),
Singapore,
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Con Dao Islands
[Con Son]).
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Dasia griffini
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Palawan Tree Skink, (Griffin's Keel-scaled Tree Skink)
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Palawan-Baumskink
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Palawan-træskink
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1915 | |
Dasia griffini Taylor |
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Dasia olivaceum griffini Taylor 1922 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Mindoro,
Palawan).
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Dasia grisea
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Grey Tree Skink, Northern Keel-scaled Tree Skink, Big Tree Skink
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Brauner Baumskink
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Grå Træskink
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1845 | |
Tiliqua grisea Gray |
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Dasia grisea Smith 1935 |
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1895 | |
Mabuia saravacensis Bartlett (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
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1909 | |
Lygosoma dubium Werner (syn. Geissler & Kupfer 2019) |
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1916 | |
Dasia moultoni Barbour & Noble (syn. Brown & Alcala 1980) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of olivacea (e.g., Boulenger 1887) or semicincta (e.g., Greer 1970). Although reported from India (e.g., Murthy 1985), there are no confirmed records from the country (Venugopal 2010).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Kalimantan,
Lingga Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Penang Island]),
Philippines
(Catanduanes,
Luzon,
Marinduque,
Mindoro,
Semirara),
Singapore,
Thailand.
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Dasia haliana
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Sri Lanka Tree Skink, (Haly's Tree Skink)
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Srilankanischer Baumskink, Ceylon-Baumskink
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Srilankansk Træskink
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1887 | |
Euprepes halianus Nevill |
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Theconyx halianus Annandale 1906 |
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Lygosoma halianus Deraniyagala 1931 |
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Dasia haliana Smith 1935 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Sri Lanka. A population in southern India was first thought to represent subcaerulea (e.g., Venugopal 2010; Wickramasinghe, Wickramasinghe & Kariyawasam 2011), but later described as a new species, johnsinghi. According to Chandramouli & Amarasinghe (2015), the authorship of Euprepes halianus should be Nevill, not Haly & Nevill, as cited in most earlier publications.
Distribution:
Sri Lanka.
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Dasia johnsinghi
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South Indian Barred Tree Skink, (Barred Tree Skink)
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Südindischer Gebänderter Baumskink
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Sydindisk Bånd-træskink
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Dasia johnsinghi Harikrishnan, Vasudevan, Silva, Deepak, Kar, Naniwadekar, Lalremruata, Prasoona & Aggarwal |
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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Dasia nicobarensis
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Nicobar Tree Skink, Nicobar Dasia
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Nicobarischer Baumskink
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Nicobarisk Træskink
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Dasia nicobarensis Biswas & Sanyal |
Distribution:
India
(Nicobar Islands).
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Dasia olivacea
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Olive Tree Skink, Olivacious Tree Skink, Greenish Brown Dasia
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Olivfarbiger Baumskink
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Olivengrøn Træskink
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1839 | |
Dasia olivacea Gray |
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Euprepes olivaceus Günther 1864 |
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Tiliqua olivacea Stoliczka 1870 |
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Lygosoma olivaceum Boulenger 1887 |
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Dasia olivaceum Barbour 1912 |
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1839 | |
Euprepes ernestii Duméril & Bibron (syn. Inger & Brown 1980) |
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1925 | |
Mabuia wirzi Roux (syn. Shea & Iskandar 2020) |
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Eutropis wirzi Mausfeld, Schmitz, Böhme, Misof, Vrcibradic & Rocha 2002 [by implication] |
Remarks:
Records from the Philippines refer to either griffini, grisea, or semicincta (Brown & Alcala 1980).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
India
(Nicobar Islands),
Indonesia
(Anambas Islands,
Babi,
Bali,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Lingga Islands,
Natuna Islands,
Nias,
Siberut,
Simeulue,
Sumatra),
Laos,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Penang Island,
Perhentian Islands,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Aur,
Pemanggil,
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Singapore,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Con Dao Islands
[Con Son]).
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Dasia olivacea
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Dasia semicincta
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Southern Keel-scaled Tree Skink, Half-banded Tree Skink
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Halbgebänderter Baumskink
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Halvbåndet Træskink
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Euprepes semicinctus Peters |
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Dasia semicincta Taylor 1915 |
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Dasia olivaceum semicincta Taylor 1922 |
Remarks:
Presence in Panay, Philippines, needs confirmation (Ferner, Brown, Sison & Kennedy 2001).
Distribution:
Malaysia
(Sarawak),
Philippines
(Mindanao).
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Dasia subcaerulea
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Blue-bellied Tree Skink, (Boulenger's Tree Skink)
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Blaubauch-Baumskink
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Blåbuget Træskink
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Lygosoma subcaeruleum Boulenger |
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Dasia subcaerulea Smith 1935 |
Distribution:
India
(Karnataka,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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