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Scincinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Sauria

Higher classification
  
Skink

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Infraorder
  
Scincomorpha

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Chalcides, Scincus scincus, Chalcides ocellatus, Western three‑toed skink

Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae.

Genera

The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 33 genera, of which seven are monotypic.

  • Amphiglossus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (25 species)
  • Ateuchosaurus Gray, 1845 (2 species)
  • Barkudia Annandale, 1917 (2 species)
  • Brachymeles A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (41 species)
  • Chalcides Laurenti, 1768 (31 species)
  • Chalcidoceps Boulenger, 1887 (monotypic)
  • Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 (5 species)
  • Eurylepis Blyth, 1854 (2 species)
  • Feylinia Gray, 1845 (6 species)
  • Gongylomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (monotypic)
  • Grandidierina Mocquard, 1894 (4 species)
  • Hakaria Steindachner, 1899 (monotypic)
  • Janetaescincus Greer, 1970 (2 species)
  • Jarujinia Chan-ard, Makchai & Cota, 2011 (monotypic)
  • Madascincus Brygoo, 1982 (12 species)
  • Melanoseps Boulenger, 1887 (8 species)
  • Mesoscincus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy, 2000 (3 species)
  • Nessia Gray, 1839 (8 species)
  • Ophiomorus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (11 species)
  • Pamelaescincus Greer, 1970 (monotypic)
  • Paracontias Mocquard, 1894 (14 species)
  • Plestiodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (47 species)
  • Proscelotes de Witte & Laurent, 1943 (3 species)
  • Pseudoacontias Bocage, 1889 (4 species)
  • Pygomeles Grandidier, 1867 (3 species)
  • Scelotes Fitzinger, 1826 (22 species)
  • Scincopus W. Peters, 1864 (monotypic)
  • Scincus Laurenti, 1768 (4 species)
  • Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 (3 species)
  • Sepsina Bocage, 1866 (5 species)
  • Sepsophis Beddome, 1870 (monotypic)
  • Typhlacontias Bocage, 1873 (7 species)
  • Voeltzkowia Boettger, 1893 (3 species)

    • References

    Scincinae Wikipedia
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