Typical skinks
Scincinae
Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae.
36 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 307 known species
Toothy Skinks
genusPlestiodon
Cylindrical Skinks
genusChalcides
Burrowing Skinks
genusScelotes
Eumeces
genusEumeces
Sandfish Skinks
genusScincus
Mesoscincus
genusMesoscincus
Ophiomorus
genusOphiomorus
Blind Dart Skinks
genusTyphlacontias
Madascincus
genusMadascincus
Nessias
genusNessia
Short-legged Skinks
genusBrachymeles
Sepsina
genusSepsina
Feylinia Skinks
genusFeylinia
Melanoseps
genusMelanoseps
Gongylomorphus
genusGongylomorphus
Flexiseps
genusFlexiseps
Proscelotes
genusProscelotes
Amphiglossus
genusAmphiglossus
Jarujinia
genusJarujinia
Sepsophis
genusSepsophis
Eurylepis
genusEurylepis
Scincopus
genusScincopus
Blind Burrowing Skinks
genusGrandidierina
Pamelaescincus
genusPamelaescincus
Chalcidoseps
genusChalcidoseps
Paracontias
genusParacontias
Short Skinks
genusPygomeles
Brachyseps
genusBrachyseps
Indian Legless Skinks
genusBarkudia
Hakaria
genusHakaria
Scolecoseps
genusScolecoseps
Madagascar Blind Burrowing Skinks
genusVoeltzkowia
Mesomycterus
genusMesomycterus
Janetaescincus
genusJanetaescincus
Giant Madagascar Skinks
genusPseudoacontias
Zig
genusZig
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 787700.