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Prasinohaema
Prasinohaema (Greek: "green blood") is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). Species in the genus Prasinohaema are characterized by having green blood. This condition is caused by an excess buildup of the bile pigment biliverdin.
Prasinohaema species have plasma biliverdin concentrations approximately 1.5–30 times greater than fish species with green blood plasma, and 40 times greater than humans with green jaundice. The benefit provided by the high pigment concentration is unknown, but one possibility is that it protects against malaria.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Green Tree Skink
speciesPrasinohaema virens
Common Green Tree Skink
speciesPrasinohaema flavipes
Prehensile Green Tree Skink
speciesPrasinohaema prehensicauda
Semon's Green Tree Skink
speciesPrasinohaema semoni
Parker's Green Tree Skink
speciesPrasinohaema parkeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 37757.