Scincidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 251 accepted species worldwide.
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Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)
Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small colourful lizard fou…
Trachylepis wahlbergii (Peters, 1870)
Wahlberg's striped skink (Trachylepis wahlbergii) is a viviparous skink species …
Tiliqua nigrolutea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
The blotched blue-tongued lizard is a large Australian viviparous skink, often k…
Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869)
The blue-throated rainbow-skink, Carlia rhomboidalis, is a species of skink ende…
Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plestiodon fasciatus (the American five-lined skink) is a small to medium-sized …
Plestiodon dicei (Ruthven & Gaige, 1933)
Dice's short-nosed skink (Plestiodon dicei) is a lizard species endemic to north…
Panaspis wahlbergii (Smith, 1849)
Panaspis wahlbergii is an oviparous lizard species found across southern African…
Lerista bougainvillii (Gray, 1839)
Lerista bougainvillii, or Bougainville's skink, is a snake-like skink found in s…
Trachylepis binotata (Bocage, 1867)
Trachylepis binotata (Ovambo tree skink / Bocage's mabuya) is a skink species fo…
Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884)
Carlia vivax is an Australian endemic skink species found in New South Wales and…
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869)
Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus, the common litter skink, is a Scincidae lizar…
Asymblepharus himalayanus (Günther, 1864)
Asymblepharus himalayanus, the Himalaya ground skink, is a skink species found i…
Scincidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. Its coloration and pattern vary geographically, and some herpetologists recognize two distinct forms: lowland and highland. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Scincidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. Juveniles are dark brown to black, with five distinct white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail.
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