Scincus scincus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Scincus
Species: Scincus scincus

Name

Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Syntypes: NRM 141a.
Type locality: “Lybiae, Aegypti, Arabiae petrae”.

Combinations

Lacerta scincus Linnaeus, 1758: 205 [original combination]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Scincus scincus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Egan, D.M., Eid, E.K.A., Els, J., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T., Mateo, J.A., Disi, A.M., Böhme, W., Baha El Din, S. & Shafiei Bafti, S. 2021. IUCN: Scincus scincus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164624A1062266. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164624A1062266.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Apothekerskink
English: Sandfish
español: Pez de arena
suomi: Hiekkaskinkki
français: Poisson de sable
한국어: 샌드피시 스킨크
Nederlands: Apothekersskink
norsk: Apotekerskink
polski: Scynk aptekarski
русский: Аптечный сцинк
svenska: Apotekarskink
українська: Аптечний сцинк