Scincidae

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Emoia impar (Werner, 1898)

Emoia impar (Werner, 1898)

Emoia impar (Werner, 1898)

Emoia impar, the azure-tailed skink, is a Pacific skink that is mostly extirpated from introduced Hawaii but still persists there.

Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)

Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)

Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)

The Pacific bluetail skink (Emoia caeruleocauda) is a widespread Indo-West Pacific scincid lizard that occurs from lowlands to 1500 m elevation.

Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia atrocostata, the mangrove skink, is a scincid lizard identifiable by unkeeled dorsal scales and specific coloration found across the Indo-Pacific and Australia.

Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)

Emoia cyanura, the copper-tailed skink, is a skink species found in Borneo, Clipperton Island, and other South Pacific islands.

Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Anepischetosia maccoyi (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Anepischetosia maccoyi is a monotypic endemic Australian skink species found in southeastern Australia.

Epibator nigrofasciolatus (Peters, 1869)

Epibator nigrofasciolatus (Peters, 1869)

Epibator nigrofasciolatus (Peters, 1869)

The green-bellied tree skink (Epibator nigrofasciolatus) is a Scincidae lizard species found in New Caledonia.

Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus coventryi (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus coventryi is a viviparous skink native to southeastern Australia that lives in forest habitats at moderate altitudes.

Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus greeni, the alpine cool-skink, is an endemic Tasmanian ovoviviparous skink species living in high-altitude habitats.

Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus metallicus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus metallicus, the Metallic Skink, is a viviparous lizard native to Tasmania and southern Victoria.

Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus pretiosus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Carinascincus pretiosus is a viviparous Scincidae skink endemic to Tasmania and the Bass Strait islands.

Carinascincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845)

Carinascincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845)

Carinascincus ocellatus (Gray, 1845)

Carinascincus ocellatus, the spotted skink, is a viviparous ground-dwelling skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia, with altitudinally varying reproduction.

Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus duperreyi (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus duperreyi is a small striped Australian skink that lays eggs, often in communal nesting sites.

Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus trilineatus (Gray, 1838)

Acritoscincus trilineatus is a common Australian skink species assessed as least concern by the IUCN in 2017.

Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)

Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)

Acritoscincus platynotus (Peters, 1881)

Acritoscincus platynotus, the red-throated cool-skink, is an Australian-endemic skink species in the lizard family Scincidae.

Lankascincus fallax (Peters, 1860)

Lankascincus fallax (Peters, 1860)

Lankascincus fallax (Peters, 1860)

Lankascincus fallax is a Lanka skink with a fused fronto-parietal scale, distinct color traits, and lays 1 egg per clutch.

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