Family

Scincidae

231 species · Animals

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Dark Bar-sided Skink

Concinnia martini Wells & Wellington, 1985

The dark barsided skink, Concinnia martini, is a skink species found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.

Yellow-blotched Forest Skink

Concinnia tigrina (De Vis, 1888)

Concinnia tigrina is a species of skink known by two common names, found in Queensland, Australia.

Blue-speckled Forest Skink

Silvascincus murrayi (Boulenger, 1887)

Silvascincus murrayi is a skink species found in eastern Australian forests with variable recorded reproductive modes.

Sabah Slender Skink

Sphenomorphus sabanus Inger, 1958

Sphenomorphus sabanus, the Sabah slender skink, is a terrestrial lizard species defined by specific physical color traits.

Blotched Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus praesignis (Boulenger, 1900)

The blotched forest skink (Sphenomorphus praesignis) is a skink species found in Thailand and Malaysia.

Spotted Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus maculatus (Blyth, 1853)

Sphenomorphus maculatus is a non-venomous terrestrial skink found across South and Southeast Asia.

Brown Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus incognitus (Thompson, 1912)

Sphenomorphus incognitus is a skink species found across parts of East and Southeast Asia, with a typical snout-vent length of 77 mm.

Indian Forest Skink

Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853)

Sphenomorphus indicus (Gray, 1853) is a lacertiform skink species found across South and East Asia, with detailed scaled morphology and coloration.

Dussumier's Litter Skink

Sphenomorphus dussumieri (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Sphenomorphus dussumieri is a diurnal skink endemic to the Western Ghats of India with distinct physical traits.

Prickly Forest Skink

Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae (De Vis, 1890)

Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae, the prickly skink, is a distinctive endemic skink found only in Australian Wet Tropics rainforests.

Moth Skink

Ornithuroscincus noctua (Lesson, 1830)

Ornithuroscincus noctua, the moth skink, is a skink species found in multiple Pacific regions.

West Canary Skink

Chalcides viridanus (Gravenhorst, 1851)

Chalcides viridanus is a viviparous skink species found across multiple islands of the Canary Islands.

Blue-spotted Cylindrical Skink

Chalcides coeruleopunctatus Salvador, 1975

Chalcides coeruleopunctatus is a Scincidae lizard species found in the Canary Islands.

Western Three-toed Skink

Chalcides striatus (Cuvier, 1829)

Chalcides striatus, the western three-toed skink, is a snake-like skink native to southwestern Europe with tiny three-toed limbs.

Gran Canaria Skink

Chalcides sexlineatus Steindachner, 1891

Chalcides sexlineatus, the Gran Canaria skink, is an endemic Canary Islands skink with two named subspecies.

Bedriaga's Skink

Chalcides bedriagai (Bosca, 1880)

Bedriaga's skink is a small native Iberian skink species that lives in open and sandy habitats up to 1750 m altitude.

Ocellated Bronze Skink

Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775)

Chalcides ocellatus is a small, live-bearing generalist skink found across varied Mediterranean habitats, notable for its ocelli and variable coloration.

Italian Three-toed Skink

Chalcides chalcides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chalcides chalcides, the Italian three-toed skink, is a three-toed limb skink native to Italy and North Africa, with three distinct colour variants.

Eastern Skink

Scincus mitranus Anderson, 1871

Scincus mitranus, the eastern skink, is an ovoviviparous sand-dwelling lizard found across the Arabian Peninsula, western Iran, and possibly Pakistan.

Common Burrowing Skink

Scelotes bipes (Linnaeus, 1766)

Scelotes bipes, the silvery dwarf or common burrowing skink, is a lizard species endemic to South Africa.

Western Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird & Girard, 1852

Plestiodon skiltonianus (western skink) is a lizard with distinct striped patterning found across western North America in open, often moist habitats.