Family Scincidae
(skinks)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

• Parent taxa
  
  
  
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  Infraorder Scincomorpha (night lizards, skinks, whiptails, and relatives)
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  Family Scincidae (skinks)
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  Genus Ablepharus
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  Genus Acontias
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  Genus Acontophiops
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  Genus Afroblepharus
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  Genus Amphiglossus
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  Genus Androngo
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  Genus Anomalopus
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  Genus Apterygodon
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  Genus Asymblepharus
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  Genus Ateuchosaurus
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  Genus Barkudia
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  Genus Bartleia
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  Genus Bassiana
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  Genus Brachymeles
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  Genus Caledoniscincus
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  Genus Calyptotis
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  Genus Carlia (four-fingered skinks)
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  Genus Cautula
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  Genus Chabanaudia
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  Genus Chalcides
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  Genus Chalcidoseps
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  Genus Coeranoscincus
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  Genus Coggeria
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  Genus Cophoscincopus
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  Genus Corucia
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  Genus Cryptoblepharus (snake-eyed skinks)
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  Genus Cryptoscincus
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  Genus Ctenotus (Ctenotus skinks)
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  Genus Cyclodina
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  Genus Cyclodomorphus
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  Genus Dasia
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  Genus Davewakeum
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  Genus Egernia
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  Genus Emoia (emoias)
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  Genus Eremiascincus
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  Genus Eroticoscincus
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  Genus Eugongylus (short-legged giant skinks)
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  Genus Eulamprus
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  Genus Eumeces (eumeces and holarctic skinks)
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  Genus Eumecia
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  Genus Euprepes
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  Genus Eurylepis
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  Genus Evesia
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  Genus Feylinia
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  Genus Fojia
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  Genus Geomyersia
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  Genus Geoscincus
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  Genus Glaphyromorphus
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  Genus Gnypetoscincus
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  Genus Gongylomorphus
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  Genus Gongylus
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  Genus Graciliscincus
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  Genus Haackgreerius
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  Genus Hemiergis
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  Genus Hemisphaeriodon
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  Genus Isopachys
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  Genus Janetaescincus
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  Genus Lacertoides
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  Genus Lamprolepis (tree skinks)
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  Genus Lampropholis (indo-australian ground skinks)
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  Genus Lankascincus
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  Genus Larutia
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  Genus Leiolopisma
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  Genus Leptoseps
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  Genus Leptosiaphos
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  Genus Lerista
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  Genus Lioscincus
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  Genus Lipinia (lipinias)
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  Genus Lobulia
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  Genus Lygisaurus
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  Genus Lygosoma
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  Genus Mabuya (mabuyas)
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  Genus Macroscincus
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  Genus Marmorosphax
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  Genus Melanoseps
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  Genus Menetia
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  Genus Mesoscincus
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  Genus Mesoscinucs
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  Genus Mochlus
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  Genus Morethia
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  Genus Nangura
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  Genus Nannoscincus
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  Genus Neoseps (Florida sand skinks)
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  Genus Nessia
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  Genus Niveoscincus
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  Genus Notoscincus
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  Genus Novoeumeces
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  Genus Oligosoma
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  Genus Ophiomorus
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  Genus Ophioscincus
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  Genus Pamelaescincus
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  Genus Panaspis
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  Genus Papuascincus
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  Genus Parachalcides
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  Genus Paracontias
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  Genus Paralipinia
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  Genus Parvoscincus
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  Genus Phoboscincus
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  Genus Prasinohaema
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  Genus Proablepharus
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  Genus Proscelotes
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  Genus Pseudemoia
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  Genus Pseudoacontias
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  Genus Pygomeles
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  Genus Riopa
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  Genus Ristella
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  Genus Saiphos
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  Genus Saproscincus
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  Genus Scelotes
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  Genus Scincella (ground skinks)
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  Genus Scincopus
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  Genus Scincus
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  Genus Scolecoseps
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  Genus Sepsina
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  Genus Sepsophis
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  Genus Sigaloseps
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  Genus Simiscincus
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  Genus Sphenomorphus (common skinks)
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  Genus Sphenops
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  Genus Tachygia
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  Genus Tiliqua
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  Genus Trachydosaurus
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  Genus Tribolonotus
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  Genus Tropidophorus
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  Genus Tropidoscincus
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  Genus Typhlacontias
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  Genus Typhlosaurus
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  Genus Vietnascincus
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  Genus Voeltzkowia