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Shrubland Morethia Skink
Morethia obscura Storr, 1972
Morethia obscura, the shrubland Morethia skink, is a small terrestrial oviparous skink native to arid and semi-arid southern Australia.
West Coast Morethia Skink
Morethia lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Morethia lineoocellata is a skink species found in Western Australia, known by two common names.
Common Dwarf Skink
Menetia greyii Gray, 1845
Menetia greyii, the common dwarf skink, is a widespread small Australian skink that can reproduce both sexually and by parthenogenesis.
Tree-base Litter Skink
Lygisaurus foliorum De Vis, 1884
The tree-base litter-skink (Lygisaurus foliorum) is a skink species found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Saxicoline Sunskink
Lampropholis mirabilis Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981
Lampropholis mirabilis, the saxicoline sunskink, is an endemic Australian Scincidae skink found in Queensland.
Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Lampropholis guichenoti, the common garden skink, is a small doculent lizard found across much of southern Australia.
Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis delicata (De Vis, 1888)
Lampropholis delicata, the delicate skink, is a native Eastern Australian lizard invasive to several Pacific islands, with documented seasonal reproduction.
Black Emo Skink
Emoia nigra (Jacquinot & Guichenot, 1853)
Emoia nigra, the black emo skink, is a Scincidae lizard found across a range of Pacific islands.
Azure-tailed Skink
Emoia impar (Werner, 1898)
Emoia impar, the azure-tailed skink, is a Pacific skink that is mostly extirpated from introduced Hawaii but still persists there.
Pacific Bluetail Skink
Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)
The Pacific bluetail skink (Emoia caeruleocauda) is a widespread Indo-West Pacific scincid lizard that occurs from lowlands to 1500 m elevation.
Littoral Whiptail-skink
Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Emoia atrocostata, the mangrove skink, is a scincid lizard identifiable by unkeeled dorsal scales and specific coloration found across the Indo-Pacific and Australia.
Copper-tailed Skink
Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)
Emoia cyanura, the copper-tailed skink, is a skink species found in Borneo, Clipperton Island, and other South Pacific islands.
McCoy's Skink
Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894)
Anepischetosia maccoyi is a monotypic endemic Australian skink species found in southeastern Australia.
Green-bellied Tree Skink
Epibator nigrofasciolatus (Peters, 1869)
The green-bellied tree skink (Epibator nigrofasciolatus) is a Scincidae lizard species found in New Caledonia.
Southern Forest Coolskink
Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975)
Carinascincus coventryi is a viviparous skink native to southeastern Australia that lives in forest habitats at moderate altitudes.
Alpine Coolskink
Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)
Carinascincus greeni, the alpine cool-skink, is an endemic Tasmanian ovoviviparous skink species living in high-altitude habitats.
Metallic Coolskink
Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Carinascincus metallicus, the Metallic Skink, is a viviparous lizard native to Tasmania and southern Victoria.
Agile Coolskink
Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Carinascincus pretiosus is a viviparous Scincidae skink endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands.
Ocellated Coolskink
Carinascincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845)
Carinascincus ocellatus, the spotted skink, is a viviparous ground-dwelling skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia, with altitudinally varying reproduction.
Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838)
Acritoscincus duperreyi is a small striped Australian skink that lays eggs, often in communal nesting sites.
Western Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838)
Acritoscincus trilineatus is a common Australian skink species assessed as least concern by the IUCN in 2017.
Red-throated Skink
Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)
Acritoscincus platynotus, the red-throated cool-skink, is an Australian-endemic skink species in the lizard family Scincidae.
Common Lanka Skink
Lankascincus fallax (Peters, 1860)
Lankascincus fallax is a Lanka skink with a fused fronto-parietal scale, distinct color traits, and lays 1 egg per clutch.
Peru Desert Tegu
Dicrodon guttulatum Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Dicrodon guttulatum, the Peru desert tegu, is a herbivorous teiid lizard found in Ecuador and Peru.
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