Scincidae Family
The Agile Cool-Skink; Tasmanian Tree Skink (Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing...
3,132 species in this family.2402 species in this category
Fortescue Three-Toed Slider (Lerista amicorum) - Facts & Information
Lerista amicorum Smith & Adams, 2007
Animal (Eutropis austini) - Facts & Information
Eutropis austini Batuwita, 2016
Animal (Microacontias Daniels) - Facts & Information
Microacontias Daniels, Heideman, Hendricks & Crandall, 2006
Animal (Allengreerus scottgranti) - Facts & Information
Allengreerus scottgranti Hoser, 2022
Macgregor'S New Zealand Skink; Macgregor'S Skink (Oligosoma macgregori) - Facts & Information
Oligosoma macgregori (Robb, 1975)
Animal (Hemiergis keilleri) - Facts & Information
Hemiergis keilleri Hoser, 2023
Brongersma'S Lipinia (Lipinia venemai) - Facts & Information
Lipinia venemai Brongersma, 1953
Animal (Tytthoscincus copias) - Facts & Information
Tytthoscincus copias (Boulenger, 1908)
Spotted Skink; Toamasina Skink] (Flexiseps melanurus) - Facts & Information
Flexiseps melanurus (Günther, 1877)
Sameera'S Lanka-Skink; Sameeragé Lak-Hikanala; Sameera’S Lanka-Skink (Lankascincus sameerai) - Facts & Information
Lankascincus sameerai Kanishka, Danushka & Amarasinghe, 2020
Southern Robust Slider (Lerista picturata) - Facts & Information
Lerista picturata (Fry, 1914)
Blue-Tailed Finesnout Ctenotus (Ctenotus calurus) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus calurus Storr, 1969
Animal (Egernia gillespieae) - Facts & Information
Egernia gillespieae Thorn, Hutchinson, Archer & Lee, 2019
New Caledonian Shore Skink; Scinque Des Côtes De Nouvelle-Calédonie (Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus) - Facts & Information
Cryptoblepharus novocaledonicus Mertens, 1928
Beaded Ctenotus; Rosy Ctenotus (Ctenotus rosarium) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus rosarium Couper, Amey & Kutt, 2002
Animal (Lygosoma opisthorhodum) - Facts & Information
Lygosoma opisthorhodum Werner, 1910
Ethiopian Snake-Eyed Skink (Panaspis tancredii) - Facts & Information
Panaspis tancredii (Boulenger, 1909)
Marianas Blue-Tailed Emoia; Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink; Pacific Blue-Tail Skink; Pacific Blue-Tailed Emoia; Pacific Bluetail Skink (Emoia caeruleocauda) - Facts & Information
Emoia caeruleocauda (de Vis, 1892)
Ingram'S Ctenotus; Unspotted Yellow-Sided Ctenotus (Ctenotus ingrami) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus ingrami Czechura & Wombey, 1982
Fine-Spotted Mulch-Skink (Glaphyromorphus punctulatus) - Facts & Information
Glaphyromorphus punctulatus (Peters, 1871)
Bright Snake-Eyed Skink (Clarus); Elegant Snake-Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher) - Facts & Information
Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918)
Three-Toed Snake-Tooth Skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus) - Facts & Information
Coeranoscincus reticulatus (Günther, 1873)
Animal (Sphenomorphus oligolepis) - Facts & Information
Sphenomorphus oligolepis (Boulenger, 1914)
Animal (Scincella melanosticta) - Facts & Information
Scincella melanosticta melanosticta (Boulenger, 1887)
Animal (Leptosiaphos Schmidt) - Facts & Information
Leptosiaphos Schmidt, 1943
Animal (Norbea Gray) - Facts & Information
Norbea Gray, 1845
Southern Weasel Skink; Weasel Shadeskink; Weasel Skink (Saproscincus mustelinus) - Facts & Information
Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Animal (Malacontias Greer) - Facts & Information
Malacontias Greer, 1970
Yellow Skink (Flexiseps ardouini) - Facts & Information
Flexiseps ardouini (Mocquard, 1897)
Four-Fingered Shadeskink; Four-Toed Litter-Skink (Saproscincus tetradactylus) - Facts & Information
Saproscincus tetradactylus (Greer & Kluge, 1980)
Four-Fingered Skink (Sepsina tetradactyla) - Facts & Information
Sepsina tetradactyla Peters, 1874
Small-Scaled Skink (Oligosoma microlepis) - Facts & Information
Oligosoma microlepis (Patterson & Daugherty, 1990)
King'S Skink (Egernia kingii) - Facts & Information
Egernia kingii (Gray, 1838)
Short-Clawed Ctenotus (Ctenotus brachyonyx) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus brachyonyx Storr, 1971
Northern Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon septentrionalis septentrionalis (Baird, 1858)
Animal (Sphenomorphus wau) - Facts & Information
Sphenomorphus wau Shea & Allison, 2021
Animal (Ateuchosauridae) - Facts & Information
Ateuchosauridae
Scute-Snouted Calyptotis; Scute-Snouted Calyptotis Skink (Calyptotis scutirostrum) - Facts & Information
Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1874)
Animal (Typhlacontias punctatissimus) - Facts & Information
Typhlacontias punctatissimus brainei Haacke, 1997
Animal (Ctenotus pantherinus) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus pantherinus acripes Storr, 1975
Southern Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon septentrionalis obtusirostris (Bocourt, 1879)
Animal (Trachylepis perrotetii) - Facts & Information
Trachylepis perrotetii upembae (de Witte, 1953)
Kalahari Burrowing Skink; Kgalagadi Legless Skink; Striped Blind Legless Skink; Striped Legless Skink (Acontias kgalagadi) - Facts & Information
Acontias kgalagadi (Lamb, Biswas & Bauer, 2010)
Animal (Panaspis Cope) - Facts & Information
Panaspis Cope, 1868
Cheesman'S Lipinia (Lipinia cheesmanae) - Facts & Information
Lipinia cheesmanae (Parker, 1940)
Animal (Parvoscincus arvindiesmosi) - Facts & Information
Parvoscincus arvindiesmosi Linkem & Brown, 2013
Marmorosphax Du Boulinda (Le) (Marmorosphax boulinda) - Facts & Information
Marmorosphax boulinda Sadlier, Smith, Bauer & Whitaker, 2009
Desert Rainbow-Skink (Carlia triacantha) - Facts & Information
Carlia triacantha (Mitchell, 1953)
Massive-Gibber Ctenotus (Ctenotus septenarius) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus septenarius King, Horner & Fyfe, 1988
White-Throated Legless Skink (Acontias albigularis) - Facts & Information
Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards, 2018
Animal (Ctenotus strauchii) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus strauchii varius Storr, 1981
Marble-Throated Skink; Scinque À Gorge Marbrée (Marmorosphax tricolor) - Facts & Information
Marmorosphax tricolor (Bavay, 1869)
Zululand Dwarf Burrowing Skink (Scelotes arenicola) - Facts & Information
Scelotes arenicola (Peters, 1854)
Copper-Tailed Skink; Copper-Tailed Ctenotus (Ctenotus taeniolatus) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790)
Chinese Blue-Tailed Skink; 中国石龙子 (Plestiodon chinensis) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon chinensis (Gray, 1839)
Animal (Anisoterma Duméril) - Facts & Information
Anisoterma Duméril, 1856
Isle Of Pines White Eared Skink (Kuniesaurus albiauris) - Facts & Information
Kuniesaurus albiauris Sadlier, Deuss, Bauer & Jourdan, 2019
Hikida'S Short-Legged Skink (Brachymeles apus) - Facts & Information
Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982
Animal (Sauroscincus Peters) - Facts & Information
Sauroscincus Peters, 1879
East-Himalayan Skinks (Protoblepharus Mirza) - Facts & Information
Protoblepharus Mirza, Bragin, Bhosale, Gowande, Patel & Poyarkov, 2022
Greater Windward Skink (Copeoglossum aurae) - Facts & Information
Copeoglossum aurae Hedges & Conn, 2012
Palau Snake Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus rutilus) - Facts & Information
Cryptoblepharus rutilus (Peters, 1879)
Animal (Prasinohaema scurrula) - Facts & Information
Prasinohaema scurrula Slavenko, Shea, & Oliver, 2025
Anatom Emo; Anatom Emo Skink; Anatom Skink; Medway'S Emo Skink (Emoia aneityumensis) - Facts & Information
Emoia aneityumensis Medway, 1974
Neuguinea-Helmskink; Spiny Skink (Tribolonotus novaeguineae) - Facts & Information
Tribolonotus novaeguineae (Schlegel, 1834)
Elegant Snake-Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher) - Facts & Information
Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918)
Animal (Wondjinia Wells) - Facts & Information
Wondjinia Wells, 2012
Animal (Flexiseps Erens) - Facts & Information
Flexiseps Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Catrou & Vences, 2017
Animal (Subdoluseps samajaya) - Facts & Information
Subdoluseps samajaya (Karin, Freitas, Shonleben, Grismer, Bauer & Das, 2018)
Himalayan Forest Skink; Indian Forest Skink; Indischer Waldskink; 铜蜓蜥 (Sphenomorphus indicus) - Facts & Information
Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853)
Northern Barsided Skink (Concinnia brachysoma) - Facts & Information
Concinnia brachysoma (Lönnberg & Andersson, 1915)
Bibron'S Skink; Bibron’S Skink; Cabo Verde Giant Skink; Cape Verde Giant Skink; Cocteau'S Lizard (Chioninia coctei) - Facts & Information
Chioninia coctei (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Animal (Menetia dungayi) - Facts & Information
Menetia dungayi Hoser, 2024
Animal (Emoa rodneysommerichi) - Facts & Information
Emoa rodneysommerichi Hoser, 2019
Senkaku Skink; Senkaku-Tokage (Plestiodon takarai) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon takarai Kurita, Ota & Hikida, 2017
Animal (Plestiodon nietoi) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon nietoi Feria-Ortiz & García-Vázquez, 2012
Animal (Menetia anindilyakwa) - Facts & Information
Menetia anindilyakwa Hoser, 2024
Alpine She-Oak Skink; Alpine She-Oak Slender Bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus praealtus) - Facts & Information
Cyclodomorphus praealtus Shea, 1995
Okinawa Blue-Tailed Skink; Ousima Skink (Plestiodon marginatus) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon marginatus Hallowell, 1861
Animal (Ctenotus absconditus) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus absconditus Hoser, 2024
Golden Grass Mabuya; Golden Grass Skink; Goldmabuye; Goldstreifenskink; Levant Skink; Şeritli Kertenkele (Heremites auratus) - Facts & Information
Heremites auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animal (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Bunglebungle Robust Slider (Lerista bunglebungle) - Facts & Information
Lerista bunglebungle Storr, 1991
Cuming'S Sphenomorphus (Otosaurus cumingii) - Facts & Information
Otosaurus cumingii Gray, 1845
Ocellated Skink (Chalcides bottegi) - Facts & Information
Chalcides bottegi Boulenger, 1898
Animal (Hemisphaeriodon Peters) - Facts & Information
Hemisphaeriodon Peters, 1867
Boulenger'S Snake-Eyed Skink; South-Eastern Morethia Skink (Morethia boulengeri) - Facts & Information
Morethia boulengeri (Ogilby, 1890)
Capricorn Ctenotus (Ctenotus capricorni) - Facts & Information
Ctenotus capricorni Storr, 1981
Black Snake-Eyed Skink; Grande Comores Snake Eyed Skink; Snake-Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus ater) - Facts & Information
Cryptoblepharus ater (Boettger, 1913)
Brad-Eyed Sandslider; Broad-Eyed Slider (Lerista robusta) - Facts & Information
Lerista robusta Storr, 1990
Animal (Grandidierina rubrocaudata) - Facts & Information
Grandidierina rubrocaudata (Grandidier, 1869)
Lyon'S Snake-Eyed Skink (Austroablepharus barrylyoni) - Facts & Information
Austroablepharus barrylyoni (Couper, Limpus, Mcdonald & Amey, 2010)
Coastal Kimberley Slider (Lerista walkeri) - Facts & Information
Lerista walkeri (Boulenger, 1891)
Animal (Chioninia Gray) - Facts & Information
Chioninia Gray, 1845
Animal (Plestiodon brevirostris) - Facts & Information
Plestiodon brevirostris brevirostris (Günther, 1860)
Beccari'S Keeled Skink (Tropidophorus beccarii) - Facts & Information
Tropidophorus beccarii Peters, 1871
Graceful Short-Legged Skink (Brachymeles suluensis) - Facts & Information
Brachymeles suluensis Taylor, 1918
Animal (Scincopus fasciatus) - Facts & Information
Scincopus fasciatus melanocephalus Lanza & Corsi, 1981
Gestreifter Kanarenskink; Gran Canaria Skink; Lisa Grancanaria; Lisa Variable (Chalcides sexlineatus) - Facts & Information
Chalcides sexlineatus Steindachner, 1891
Cooloola Snake-Skink; Yolk-Bellied Snake-Skink (Ophioscincus ophioscincus) - Facts & Information
Ophioscincus ophioscincus (Boulenger, 1887)