Scincidae

Plestiodon fasciatus.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamiliae: Acontinae – Lygosominae – Scincinae

Overview of genera

Ablepharus - Acontias - Afroablepharus - Amphiglossus - Androngo - Anomalopus - Apterygodon - Ateuchosaurus - Barkudia - Bartleia - Bassiana - Brachymeles - Caledoniscincus - Calyptotis - Carlia - Cautula - Celatiscincus - Chabanaudia - Chalcides - Chalcidoseps - Coeranoscincus - Cophoscincopus - Corucia - Cryptoblepharus - Cryptoscincus - Ctenotus - Cyclodomorphus - Dasia - Davewakeum - Egernia - †Electroscincus – Emoia - Eremiascincus - Eroticoscincus - Eugongylus - Eulamprus - Eumeces - Eumecia - Euprepes - Eurylepis - Eutropis - Feylinia - Fojia - †Gekkomimus - Geomyersia - Geoscincus - Glaphyromorphus - Gnypetoscincus - Gongylomorphus - Graciliscincus - Haackgreerius - Hakaria - Hemiergis - Hemisphaeriodon - Isopachys - Janetaescincus - Kanakysaurus - Lacertoides - Lamprolepis - Lampropholis - Lankascincus - Larutia - Leiolopisma - Leptoseps - Leptosiaphos - Lerista - Lioscincus - Lipinia - Lobulia - Lygisaurus - Lygosoma - Macroscincus - Madascincus - Marmorosphax - Melanoseps - Menetia - Mesoscincus - Mochlus - Morethia - Nangura - Nannoscincus - Nessia - Niveoscincus - Notoscincus - Oligosoma - Ophiomorus - Ophioscincus - Otosaurus - Pamelaescincus - Panaspis - Papuascincus - Paracontias - Paralipinia - Parvoscincus - Phoboscincus - Plestiodon - Prasinohaema - Proablepharus - Protoblepharus - Proscelotes - Pseudoacontias - Pseudemoia - Pygomeles - Riopa - Ristella - Saiphos - Saproscincus -Scelotes - Scincella - Scincopus - Scincus - Scolecoseps - Sepsina - Sigaloseps - Simiscincus - Sirenoscincus - Sphenomorphus - Sphenops - Tachygyia - Tiliqua - Trachylepis - Tribolonotus - Tropidophorus - Tropidoscincus - Typhlacontias Tytthoscincus – - Vietnascincus - Voeltzkowia - †Aethesia

Check: Acritoscincus – Anepischetosia – Bellatorias – Coggeria – Harrisoniascincus – Liburnascincus – Liopholis – Lissolepis – Sepsophis – Techmarscincus

Name

Scincidae Oppel, 1811

• Type genus: Scincus Garsault, 1764, by subsequent designation by Shea (2021: 325).

Synonymy

• Scincoides Oppel, 1811: 20
  • Type genus: Scincus Garsault, 1764, by subsequent designation by Shea (2021: 325).
• Chalcidici Oppel, 1811: 41
  • Type genus: Chalcides Fitzinger, 1826
• Scincidia Rafinesque, 1815: 76
  • Type genus: Scincus Daudin, 1802
• Sincidae Gray, 1825: 201
  • Type genus: Sincus Daudin, 1802 (misspelling of Scincus Daudin, 1802)
• Scincidae — Gray, 1838: 287
• Scincoidea Fitzinger 1826: 23
  • Type genus: Scincus Daudin, 1802
• Scinci Wiegmann 1834: 11
  • Type genus: Scincus Fitzinger, 1826

References

Primary references

• Oppel, M. 1811. Die Ordnungen, Familien und Gattungen der Reptilien als Prodrom einer Naturgeschichte derselben. Joseph Lindauer: München. XII + 86 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of Cirripedes arranged in natural families, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy new series 10: 97–107. BHL Reference page. 
• Bolet, A., Daza, J.D., Augé, M. & Bauer, A.M. 2015. New genus and species names for the Eocene lizard Cadurcogekko rugosus Augé, 2005. Zootaxa 3985(2): 265–274. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3985.2.5 Reference page. 
• Grismer, L.L., Muin, M.A., Wood, Jr., P.L., Anuar, S. & Linkem, C.W. 2016. The transfer of two clades of Malaysian Sphenomorphus Fitzinger (Squamata: Scincidae) into the genus Tytthoscincus Linkem, Diesmos, & Brown and the description of a new Malaysian swamp-dwelling species. Zootaxa 4092(2): 231–242. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.2.6 Reference page. 
• Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. 2015. A new skink (Scincidae: Liburnascincus) from rocky habitat on Cape York, northeast Australia. Zootaxa 3944(2): 222–234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3944.2.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page. 
• Karin, B.R., Das, I. & Bauer, A.M. 2016. Two new species of diminutive leaf-litter skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Tytthoscincus) from Gunung Penrissen, Sarawak, Malaysia (northern Borneo). Zootaxa 4093(3): 407–423. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.7 Reference page. 
• Pham, A.V., Le, D.T., Nguyen, S.L.H., Ziegler, T., & Nguyen, T.Q. 2015. New provincial records of skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) from northwestern Vietnam. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4284. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4284. Reference page. 
• Ribeiro, M.A. Jr. & Amaral, S.V. do 2016. Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. III. Anguidae, Scincidae, Teiidae. Zootaxa 4205(5): 401–430. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4205.5.1. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Shea, G.M. 2021. Nomenclature of supra-generic units within the Family Scincidae (Squamata). Zootaxa 5067(3): 301–351. DOI: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5067.3.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

беларуская: Сцынкавыя
Deutsch: Skinke
English: Skink
español: Escinco
suomi: Skinkit
hts: Rangue-ko
հայերեն: Սցինկայիններ
日本語: トカゲ科
한국어: 도마뱀과
Nederlands: Skinken
norsk: Scink
polski: Scynki
ไทย: จิ้งเหลน

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