Prasinohaema 342272 194241519 2008-02-26T20:17:26Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = ''Prasinohaema'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] | ordo = [[Squamata]] | familia = [[Scincidae]] | genus = '''''Prasinohaema''''' }} '''''Prasinohaema''''' ([[Latin language|Latin]]: "green blood") is a [[genus]] of [[skink]]s characterized by having green [[blood]]. This condition is caused by an excess buildup of the [[bile]] pigment [[biliverdin]]. With all other vertebrates, to have an accumulation of biliverdin so high so as to turn the blood and tissue green would be deadly. Species in the genus include: *''[[Prasinohaema flavipes]]'' *''[[Prasinohaema parkeri]]'' *''[[Prasinohaema prehensicauda]]'' *''[[Prasinohaema semoni]]'' *''[[Prasinohaema virens]]'' == External links == * [http://www.markoshea.tv/series2/series02-04.html ''Green Blood''] episode in [[Mark O'Shea|O'Shea's Big Adventure]] [[Category:Skinks]] {{skink-stub}}