Scincidae
Chinese Ateuchosaurus
Ateuchosaurus chinensis Gray, 1845
Ateuchosaurus chinensis (Chinese short-limbed skink) is an oviparous terrestrial skink endemic to China and Vietnam.
Giant Legless Skink
Acontias plumbeus Bianconi, 1849
Acontias plumbeus, the giant legless skink, is a Scincidae lizard found in southern Africa with recognized morphological color variation.
Cape Legless Skink
Acontias meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acontias meleagris is a spotted striped burrowing reptile found in southern Cape, South Africa, that gives birth to 2-4 young in summer.
Eastern Cape Legless Skink
Acontias orientalis Hewitt, 1937
Acontias orientalis is a burrowing scincid lizard species endemic to South Africa.
Striped Legless Skink
Acontias lineatus Peters, 1879
Acontias lineatus is a scincid lizard species found in South Africa and Namibia, with two common names.
Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink
Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier, 1816)
Typhlosaurus caecus, or southern/Cuvier's blind legless skink, is a scincid lizard species endemic to South Africa.
Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Mochlus sundevallii (Smith, 1849)
Mochlus sundevallii is an oviparous African reptile found across a range of savanna, shrubland, and forest habitats.
Linnaeus' Writhing Skink
Lygosoma quadrupes (Linnaeus, 1766)
Lygosoma quadrupes is a widely distributed skink species found across southern China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia.
Siamese Supple Skink
Lygosoma siamense Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer, 2018
The Siamese supple skink, Lygosoma siamense, is a skink species found across parts of mainland Southeast Asia and Peninsular Malaysia.
Emerald Tree Skink
Lamprolepis smaragdina (Lesson, 1829)
Lamprolepis smaragdina, the emerald tree skink, is an oviparous arboreal lizard found across parts of the Indo-Pacific.
White-spotted Supple Skink
Riopa albopunctata (Gray, 1846)
Riopa albopunctata, the white-spotted supple skink, is a small South Asian lizard with distinct scaled features and color patterning.
Common Dotted Garden Skink
Riopa punctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Riopa punctata is a skink species with age-dependent color patterning found across South and parts of Southeast Asia.
Bowring’s Supple Skink
Subdoluseps bowringii (Günther, 1864)
Subdoluseps bowringii, or Bowring's supple skink, is a native Southeast Asian skink lizard species.
Straight-browed Ctenotus
Ctenotus spaldingi (Macleay, 1877)
Ctenotus spaldingi is an Australian oviparous skink frequently confused with the related species Ctenotus robustus.
Barred Wedgesnout Ctenotus
Ctenotus schomburgkii (Peters, 1863)
Ctenotus schomburgkii is a small adaptable Australian ectothermic skink strongly associated with spinifex grass.
Robust Ctenotus
Ctenotus robustus Storr, 1970
Ctenotus robustus, the eastern striped skink, is a large diurnal skink species found across Australia.
Pale-rumped Ctenotus
Ctenotus regius Storr, 1971
Ctenotus regius, the pale-rumped ctenotus, is an endemic Australian medium-sized oviparous skink with a 3-year average lifespan.
Leopard Ctenotus
Ctenotus pantherinus (Peters, 1866)
Ctenotus pantherinus, the leopard ctenotus, is a large fast-growing skink endemic to arid and semi-arid Australia.
Common Southwest Ctenotus
Ctenotus labillardieri (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Ctenotus labillardieri is an oviparous skink found in southwestern Western Australia with distinct patterned coloration.
Lowlands Plain-backed Ctenotus
Ctenotus essingtonii (Gray, 1842)
Ctenotus essingtonii is a small slender lizard found in northern Northern Territory, Australia, that lives in forest and is oviparous.
Copper-tailed Ctenotus
Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790)
Ctenotus taeniolatus, the copper-tailed ctenotus skink, is a medium-sized Australian striped skink that eats small invertebrates.
Scute-snouted Calyptotis
Calyptotis scutirostrum (Peters, 1874)
The scute-snouted calyptotis (Calyptotis scutirostrum) is a skink species found in two Australian states.
Three-clawed Worm-skink
Anomalopus verreauxii Duméril, 1851
Anomalopus verreauxii is an oviparous Australian species found in forests of New South Wales and Queensland with three clawed front toes and no back toes.
Tsushima Ground Skink
Scincella vandenburghi (Schmidt, 1927)
Scincella vandenburghi is an oviparous East Asian skink found on the Korean peninsula and Japan’s Tsushima Island.
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