Skinks
Scincidae
Skinks are lizards that constitute the family Scincidae, which is part of the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 1,770 known species
Typical skinks
subfamilyScincinae
Sphenomorphine Skinks
subfamilySphenomorphinae
Eugongyline skinks
subfamilyEugongylinae
Mabuyas
subfamilyMabuyinae
Social skinks
subfamilyEgerniinae
Supple and Writhing Skinks
subfamilyLygosominae
Limbless Skinks
subfamilyAcontiinae
Ristellas and Lanka Skinks
subfamilyRistellinae
Ateuchosaurus
genusAteuchosaurus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 36982.