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Ground Skinks
Scincella
Scincella is a genus of lizards in the skink family, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks. The exact number of species in the genus is unclear, as taxonomic reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropods. They are a generalized insectivore with well developed chemosensory abilities.
47 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 47 known species
Little Brown Skink
speciesScincella lateralis
Brown Forest Skink
speciesScincella cherriei
Reeves's Ground Skink
speciesScincella reevesii
Modest Ground Skink
speciesScincella modesta
Van Denburgh's Ground Skink
speciesScincella formosensis
Tsushima Ground Skink
speciesScincella vandenburghi
Scincella silvicola
speciesScincella silvicola
Forest Ground Skink
speciesScincella gemmingeri
Red Forest Skink
speciesScincella assata
Scincella stuarti
speciesScincella stuarti
Doria's Ground Skink
speciesScincella doriae
Scincella rupicola
speciesScincella rupicola
Boettger's Ground Skink
speciesScincella boettgeri
Scincella incerta
speciesScincella incerta
Black Ground Skink
speciesScincella melanosticta
Horsehead Ground Skink
speciesScincella caudaequinae
Scincella nigrofasciata
speciesScincella nigrofasciata
Scincella montana
speciesScincella montana
Barbour's Ground Skink
speciesScincella barbouri
Scincella huanrenensis
speciesScincella huanrenensis
Red-tailed Ground Skink
speciesScincella rufocaudata
Scincella devorator
speciesScincella devorator
Scincella tsinlingensis
speciesScincella tsinlingensis
Scincella kikaapoa
speciesScincella kikaapoa
Scincella badenensis
speciesScincella badenensis
Mountain Ground Skink
speciesScincella monticola
Scincella balluca
speciesScincella balluca
Guizhou Ground Skink
speciesScincella qianica
Scincella dunan
speciesScincella dunan
Scincella wangyuezhaoi
speciesScincella wangyuezhaoi
Scincella baraensis
speciesScincella baraensis
Sierra Madre Oriental Ground Skink
speciesScincella forbesorum
Tay Con Linh Ground Skink
speciesScincella alia
Scincella ochracea
speciesScincella ochracea
giant ground skink
speciesScincella gigas
Scincella schmidti
speciesScincella schmidti
Burma Smooth Skink
speciesScincella punctatolineata
Fansipan ground skink
speciesScincella fansipanensis
Truong’s Smooth Skink
speciesScincella truongi
Scincella potanini
speciesScincella potanini
Dabie Mountains Ground Skink
speciesScincella dabieshanensis
Scincella victoriana
speciesScincella victoriana
Huulien Ground Skink
speciesScincella apraefrontalis
Scincella darevskii
speciesScincella darevskii
Scincella przewalskii
speciesScincella przewalskii
Scincella rara
speciesScincella rara
Scincella macrotis
speciesScincella macrotis
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 37647.