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Scincella (ground skinks)

Synonyms: Livoromica

Wikipedia Abstract

Scincella is a genus of lizards in the skink family, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks. The exact number of species in the genus is unclear, as taxonomic reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropods.
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Species

Scincella apraefrontalis (Huulien Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella assata (Red Forest Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella badenensis
Scincella baraensis
Scincella barbouri (Barbour's Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella boettgeri (Boettger's Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella capitanea (Attributes)
Scincella caudaequinae (Horsehead Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella cherriei (Brown Forest Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella darevskii (Darevskys Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella devorator (Attributes)
Scincella doriae (Doria's Ground Skink, Doria's Smooth Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella dunan
Scincella forbesorum (Attributes)
Scincella formosensis (Van Denburgh's Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella gemmingeri (Forest Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella huanrenensis (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Scincella incerta (Stuart's Forest Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella kikaapoa (Attributes)
Scincella lateralis (Ground Skink, Little Brown Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella macrotis
Scincella melanosticta (Black Ground Skink, Black-spotted Smooth Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella modesta (Modest Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella monticola (Mountain Ground Skink (Walters, 2008)) (Attributes)
Scincella nigrofasciata
Scincella ochracea (Attributes)
Scincella potanini (Attributes)
Scincella przewalskii (Attributes)
Scincella punctatolineata (Burma Smooth Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella rara (Double subdigital-pads skink) (Attributes)
Scincella reevesii (ReevesÂ’ Smooth Gecko) (Attributes)
Scincella rufocaudata
Scincella rupicola (Attributes)
Scincella schmidti
Scincella silvicola (Taylor's Ground Skink) (Attributes)
Scincella tsinlingensis (Attributes)
Scincella vandenburghi (Tsushima smooth skink) (Attributes)
Scincella victoriana (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0