Prasinohaema
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{{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]]
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