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European Copper Skink
Scincidae

European Copper Skink

Ablepharus kitaibelii Bibron & Bory St-Vincent, 1833

Ablepharus kitaibelii is a small bronze-colored skink native to much of Europe and the Middle East, that hunts insects at twilight.

Rüppel's Snake-eyed skink
Scincidae

Rüppel's Snake-eyed skink

Ablepharus rueppellii (Gray, 1839)

Rüppell's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus rueppellii) is a Middle Eastern skink species split from Ablepharus kitaibelii.

Himalaya Ground Skink
Scincidae

Himalaya Ground Skink

Asymblepharus himalayanus (Günther, 1864)

Asymblepharus himalayanus, the Himalaya ground skink, is a skink species found in South and Central Asia.

Mottled Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Mottled Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)

Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus is a Scincidae lizard found throughout Oceania, also called mottled or Oceania snake-eyed skink.

Coastal Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Coastal Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus litoralis (Mertens, 1958)

Cryptoblepharus litoralis is a small coastal skink species found in northern Australia and New Guinea, with shiny black lower foot surfaces.

East-African Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

East-African Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus africanus (Sternfeld, 1918)

Cryptoblepharus africanus is a species of scincid lizard found in eastern Africa.

Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus buchananii (Gray, 1838)

Cryptoblepharus buchananii is a large-for-genus oviparous lizard that lives in desert, shrubland, and forest habitats.

Ragged Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Ragged Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner, 2007

Cryptoblepharus pannosus is an oviparous agile climbing skink native to multiple Australian states and territories.

Striped Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Striped Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Garman, 1901)

Cryptoblepharus virgatus, the snake-eyed skink, is a small silver-gray striped skink found in northeastern Queensland.

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink
Scincidae

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918)

The elegant snake-eyed skink, Cryptoblepharus pulcher, is a Scincidae lizard endemic to southern and eastern Australia.

Lively Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Lively Rainbow Skink

Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884)

Carlia vivax is an Australian endemic skink species found in New South Wales and Queensland.

Southern Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Southern Rainbow Skink

Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)

Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small colourful lizard found in eastern Australia.

Robust Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Robust Rainbow Skink

Carlia schmeltzii (Peters, 1867)

The robust rainbow-skink, Carlia schmeltzii, is an oviparous lizard of the Scincidae family endemic to eastern Australia.

Black-throated Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Black-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rostralis (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia rostralis is an endemic skink species found in Queensland, Australia's Wet Tropics eastern creeks.

Southern Red-throated Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Southern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rubrigularis Ingram & Covacevich, 1989

Carlia rubrigularis is a sexually dimorphic skink species endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Open-litter Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Open-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia pectoralis (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia pectoralis, the open-litter rainbow-skink, is a Carlia skink endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Blue-throated Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Blue-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869)

The blue-throated rainbow-skink, Carlia rhomboidalis, is a species of skink endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia munda (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia munda, the shaded-litter rainbow-skink, is a skink species in genus Carlia endemic to northern Australia.

Lined Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Lined Rainbow Skink

Carlia jarnoldae Covacevich & Ingram, 1975

Carlia jarnoldae is a small oviparous lizard found in rocky forest and savanna areas, with distinct color markings and tricarinate dorsal scales.

Indonesian Brown Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Indonesian Brown Rainbow Skink

Carlia fusca (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Carlia fusca is a species of Carlia skink endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

Bauxite Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Carlia amax Storr, 1974

Carlia amax, the bauxite rainbow-skink, is a skink species in genus Carlia native to northern Australia.

Island Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Island Rainbow Skink

Carlia ailanpalai Zug, 2004

Carlia ailanpalai, the curious skink, is a skink native to Papua New Guinea, introduced to Weno Island and Guam.

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia longipes (Macleay, 1877)

Carlia longipes is an Australian skink found in open forests and rainforest edges of northern Australia with distinct brown coloration and a black lateral stripe.

Six-toothed Rainbow Skink
Scincidae

Six-toothed Rainbow Skink

Carlia sexdentata (Macleay, 1877)

Carlia sexdentata, the six-toothed rainbow-skink, is a skink species endemic to northern Australia.

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