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Riopa
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Riopa

Riopa is a genus of skinks. It is easy to tell the species apart from most other skinks by bright red coloring on their sides from which they get their name. They also have a bule that runs down the side of their tail.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Common Dotted Garden Skink

speciesRiopa punctata

White-spotted Supple Skink

speciesRiopa albopunctata

Lined Supple Skink

speciesRiopa lineata

Günther's Writhing Skink

speciesRiopa guentheri

Burmese Writhing Skink

speciesRiopa anguina

Striped Writhing Skink

speciesRiopa lineolata

Pope's Writhing Skink

speciesRiopa popae

Deccan Gracile Skink

speciesRiopa deccanensis

Vosmer's Writhing Skink

speciesRiopa vosmaerii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1250065.