Scincidae
The skinks: the biggest lizard family, shiny, speedy, and full of blue tongues.
1,817 species live on this branch.
Photo: Bäras, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A face from this branch: Shingleback Skink
Where Scincidae sits on the tree
GenusAblepharus22 species
GenusAcontias25 species- GenusAcritoscincus3 species
- GenusAlinea2 species
- GenusAlpinoscincus2 species
GenusAmphiglossus2 species
GenusAnepischetosia1 species- GenusAnomalopus4 species
GenusAspronema2 species
GenusAteuchosaurus3 species- GenusAustroablepharus3 species
- GenusBarkudia2 species
GenusBellatorias3 species
GenusBrachymeles42 species- GenusBrachyseps6 species
GenusBrasiliscincus3 species- GenusCaesoris1 species
GenusCaledoniscincus15 species- GenusCalorodius1 species
GenusCalyptotis4 species- GenusCapitellum3 species
GenusCarinascincus8 species
GenusCarlia46 species- GenusCelatiscincus2 species
GenusChalcides33 species- GenusChalcidoseps1 species
GenusChioninia7 species
GenusCoeranoscincus2 species- GenusCoggeria1 species
GenusConcinnia7 species
GenusCopeoglossum6 species
GenusCophoscincopus4 species
GenusCorucia1 species
GenusCryptoblepharus53 species
GenusCtenotus108 species
GenusCyclodomorphus9 species
GenusDasia10 species- GenusDravidoseps8 species
GenusEgernia18 species
GenusEmoia78 species- GenusEpibator3 species
GenusEremiascincus15 species- GenusEroticoscincus1 species
GenusEugongylus5 species
GenusEulamprus5 species
GenusEumeces7 species- GenusEumecia2 species
GenusEurylepis2 species
GenusEutropis48 species- GenusExila1 species
- GenusFeylinia6 species
- GenusFlexiseps15 species
- GenusFojia1 species
- GenusGeomyersia2 species
- GenusGeoscincus1 species
GenusGlaphyromorphus12 species- GenusGnypetoscincus1 species
GenusGongylomorphus3 species- GenusGraciliscincus1 species
- GenusGrandidierina4 species
- GenusHaackgreerius1 species
GenusHakaria1 species- GenusHarrisoniascincus1 species
GenusHemiergis7 species
GenusHeremites3 species- GenusInsulasaurus4 species
GenusIsopachys4 species- GenusJanetaescincus2 species
- GenusJarujinia1 species
GenusKaestlea5 species
GenusKanakysaurus2 species- GenusKuniesaurus1 species
- GenusLacertaspis5 species
- GenusLacertoides1 species
GenusLamprolepis3 species
GenusLampropholis15 species
GenusLankascincus9 species- GenusLarutia9 species
GenusLeiolopisma3 species- GenusLeptoseps2 species
GenusLeptosiaphos18 species
GenusLerista98 species
GenusLiburnascincus4 species
GenusLiopholis16 species- GenusLioscincus2 species
GenusLipinia27 species
GenusLissolepis2 species
GenusLobulia7 species- GenusLubuya1 species
- GenusLygisaurus14 species
GenusLygosoma15 species
GenusMabuya12 species
GenusMadascincus14 species- GenusManciola1 species
- GenusMaracaiba2 species
GenusMarisora13 species- GenusMarmorosphax5 species
- GenusMelanoseps9 species
GenusMenetia6 species- GenusMesomycterus1 species
GenusMesoscincus3 species
GenusMochlus19 species
GenusMorethia8 species- GenusNangura1 species
- GenusNannoscincus12 species
- GenusNeopalaia1 species
GenusNessia9 species
GenusNotomabuya1 species- GenusNotoscincus2 species
- GenusNubeoscincus2 species
GenusOligosoma57 species
GenusOphiomorus12 species
GenusOphioscincus3 species
GenusOrnithuroscincus10 species- GenusOrosaura1 species
- GenusOtosaurus1 species
- GenusPamelaescincus1 species
GenusPanaspis23 species- GenusPanopa2 species
- GenusPapuascincus6 species
- GenusParacontias14 species
GenusParvoscincus24 species- GenusPhaeoscincus2 species
- GenusPhasmasaurus2 species
GenusPhoboscincus2 species
GenusPinoyscincus5 species
GenusPlestiodon55 species- GenusPraeteropus4 species
GenusPrasinohaema6 species- GenusProablepharus2 species
- GenusProscelotes3 species
- GenusProtoblepharus3 species
GenusPseudemoia6 species- GenusPseudoacontias4 species
GenusPsychosaura2 species- GenusPygmaeascincus3 species
- GenusPygomeles3 species
- GenusRiopa9 species
GenusRistella4 species
GenusSaiphos1 species
GenusSaproscincus12 species
GenusScelotes22 species
GenusScincella57 species
GenusScincopus1 species
GenusScincus5 species
GenusScolecoseps5 species- GenusSepsina6 species
- GenusSepsophis1 species
- GenusSigaloseps6 species
GenusSilvascincus2 species- GenusSimiscincus1 species
GenusSphenomorphus120 species
GenusSpondylurus17 species
GenusSubdoluseps6 species- GenusSuppressascincus1 species
- GenusTachygyia1 species
- GenusTechmarscincus1 species
GenusTiliqua7 species- GenusToenayar1 species
GenusTrachylepis98 species
GenusTribolonotus10 species
GenusTropidophorus31 species- GenusTropidoscincus3 species
- GenusTumbunascincus1 species
- GenusTyphlacontias7 species
GenusTyphlosaurus4 species- GenusTytthoscincus24 species
- GenusVietnascincus1 species
- GenusVoeltzkowia5 species
- GenusZig1 species
Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.