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Shrubland Morethia Skink
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

Metallic Coolskink

Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus metallicus, the Metallic Skink, is a viviparous lizard native to Tasmania and southern Victoria.

Agile Coolskink
Scincidae

Agile Coolskink

Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus pretiosus is a viviparous Scincidae skink endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands.

Ocellated Coolskink
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
Scincidae

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
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
Teiidae

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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