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).