Scincidae

Classification

Genera in Scincidae

• Sphenomorphus — 115 species: Sphenomorphus acutus, Sphenomorphus aignanus, Sphenomorphus alfredi, Sphenomorphus annamiticus, Sphenomorphus annectens, Sphenomorphus anomalopus, Sphenomorphus anotus, Sphenomorphus apalpebratus
• Ctenotus — 107 species: Ctenotus agrestis, Ctenotus alacer, Ctenotus alleni, Ctenotus allotropis, Ctenotus angusticeps, Ctenotus aphrodite, Ctenotus arcanus, Ctenotus ariadnae
• Lerista — 99 species: Lerista aericeps, Lerista alia, Lerista allanae, Lerista allochira, Lerista ameles, Lerista amicorum, Lerista anyara, Lerista apoda
• Emoia — 97 species: Emoia adspersa, Emoia aenea, Emoia aneityumensis, Emoia anggigidaensis, Emoia aquacauda, Emoia arnoensis, Emoia atrocostata, Emoia aurulenta
• Trachylepis — 89 species: Trachylepis acutilabris, Trachylepis adamastor, Trachylepis affinis, Trachylepis albilabris, Trachylepis albopunctata, Trachylepis albotaeniata, Trachylepis atlantica, Trachylepis aureogularis
• Oligosoma — 54 species: Oligosoma acrinasum, Oligosoma aeneum, Oligosoma alani, Oligosoma albornense, Oligosoma auroraense, Oligosoma awakopaka, Oligosoma burganae, Oligosoma chloronoton
• Cryptoblepharus — 53 species: Cryptoblepharus adamsi, Cryptoblepharus africanus, Cryptoblepharus ahli, Cryptoblepharus aldabrae, Cryptoblepharus ater, Cryptoblepharus australis, Cryptoblepharus balinensis, Cryptoblepharus bitaeniatus
• Eutropis — 51 species: Eutropis alcalai, Eutropis allapallensis, Eutropis andamanensis, Eutropis ashwamedhi, Eutropis austini, Eutropis beddomei, Eutropis bibronii, Eutropis bontocensis
• Plestiodon — 51 species: Plestiodon anthracinus, Plestiodon barbouri, Plestiodon bilineatus, Plestiodon brevirostris, Plestiodon callicephalus, Plestiodon capito, Plestiodon chinensis, Plestiodon colimensis
• Carlia — 46 species: Carlia aenigma, Carlia ailanpalai, Carlia amax, Carlia aramia, Carlia babarensis, Carlia beccarii, Carlia bicarinata, Carlia bomberai
• Brachymeles — 42 species: Brachymeles apus, Brachymeles bicolandia, Brachymeles bicolor, Brachymeles boholensis, Brachymeles bonitae, Brachymeles boulengeri, Brachymeles brevidactylus, Brachymeles burksi
• Scincella — 38 species: Scincella apraefrontalis, Scincella assata, Scincella badenensis, Scincella baraensis, Scincella barbouri, Scincella boettgeri, Scincella capitanea, Scincella caudaequinae
• Chalcides — 33 species: Chalcides armitagei, Chalcides augei, Chalcides bedriagai, Chalcides bottegi, Chalcides boulengeri, Chalcides chalcides, Chalcides coeruleopunctatus, Chalcides colosii
• Tropidophorus — 31 species: Tropidophorus assamensis, Tropidophorus baconi, Tropidophorus bavaricus, Tropidophorus baviensis, Tropidophorus beccarii, Tropidophorus berdmorei, Tropidophorus boehmei, Tropidophorus brookei
• Acontias — 28 species: Acontias albigularis, Acontias aurantiacus, Acontias bicolor, Acontias breviceps, Acontias cregoi, Acontias fitzsimonsi, Acontias gariepensis, Acontias gracilicauda
• Lipinia — 28 species: Lipinia auriculata, Lipinia cheesmanae, Lipinia inconspicua, Lipinia inexpectata, Lipinia infralineolata, Lipinia leptosoma, Lipinia longiceps, Lipinia macrotympanum
• Parvoscincus — 24 species: Parvoscincus abstrusus, Parvoscincus agtorum, Parvoscincus arvindiesmosi, Parvoscincus aurorus, Parvoscincus banahaoensis, Parvoscincus beyeri, Parvoscincus boyingi, Parvoscincus decipiens
• Scelotes — 23 species: Scelotes anguineus, Scelotes arenicolus, Scelotes bidigittatus, Scelotes bipes, Scelotes caffer, Scelotes capensis, Scelotes duttoni, Scelotes farquharsoni
• Tytthoscincus — 23 species: Tytthoscincus aesculeticola, Tytthoscincus atrigularis, Tytthoscincus batupanggah, Tytthoscincus biparietalis, Tytthoscincus bukitensis, Tytthoscincus butleri, Tytthoscincus copias, Tytthoscincus hallieri
• Lygosoma — 21 species: Lygosoma angeli, Lygosoma bampfyldei, Lygosoma boehmei, Lygosoma corpulentum, Lygosoma haroldyoungi, Lygosoma isodactylum, Lygosoma kinabatanganense, Lygosoma kinabatanganensis
• Panaspis — 21 species: Panaspis africana, Panaspis annettesabinae, Panaspis annobonensis, Panaspis breviceps, Panaspis burgeoni, Panaspis cabindae, Panaspis duruarum, Panaspis helleri
• Egernia — 19 species: Egernia cunninghami, Egernia cygnitos, Egernia depressa, Egernia douglasi, Egernia eos, Egernia epsisolus, Egernia formosa, Egernia gillespieae
• Mochlus — 19 species: Mochlus brevicaudis, Mochlus fernandi, Mochlus grandisonianus, Mochlus guineensis, Mochlus hinkeli, Mochlus laeviceps, Mochlus lanceolatus, Mochlus mabuiiformis
• Leptosiaphos — 18 species: Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae, Leptosiaphos amieti, Leptosiaphos blochmanni, Leptosiaphos dewittei, Leptosiaphos dungeri, Leptosiaphos fuhni, Leptosiaphos graueri, Leptosiaphos hackarsi
• Spondylurus — 17 species:
• Eremiascincus — 16 species:
• Lampropholis — 16 species:
• Flexiseps — 15 species:
• Caledoniscincus — 14 species:
• Lygisaurus — 14 species:
• Paracontias — 14 species:
• Liopholis — 13 species:
• Madascincus — 13 species:
• Marisora — 13 species:
• Ophiomorus — 13 species:
• Proablepharus — 13 species:
• Ablepharus — 12 species:
• Acritoscincus — 12 species:
• Asymblepharus — 12 species:
• Glaphyromorphus — 12 species:
• Nannoscincus — 12 species:
• Saproscincus — 12 species:
• Eumeces — 11 species:
• Nessia — 11 species:
• Tribolonotus — 11 species:
• Dasia — 10 species:
• Lankascincus — 10 species:
• Mabuya — 10 species:
• Cyclodomorphus — 9 species:
• Larutia — 9 species:
• Ornithuroscincus — 9 species:
• Pseudemoia — 9 species:
• Riopa — 9 species:
• Brachyseps — 8 species:
• Carinascincus — 8 species:
• Eurylepis — 8 species:
• Lobulia — 8 species:
• Melanoseps — 8 species:
• Morethia — 8 species:
• Subdoluseps — 8 species:
• Tiliqua — 8 species:
• Chioninia — 7 species:
• Concinnia — 7 species:
• Hemiergis — 7 species:
• Scincus — 7 species:
• Typhlacontias — 7 species:
• Copeoglossum — 6 species:
• Eulamprus — 6 species:
• Feylinia — 6 species:
• Leiolopisma — 6 species:
• Menetia — 6 species:
• Sigaloseps — 6 species:
• Silubosaurus — 6 species:
• Calyptotis — 5 species:
• Emoa — 5 species:
• Eugongylus — 5 species:
• Isopachys — 5 species:
• Kaestlea — 5 species:
• Lacertaspis — 5 species:
• Marmorosphax — 5 species:
• Pinoyscincus — 5 species:
• Prasinohaema — 5 species:
• Scolecoseps — 5 species:
• Sepsina — 5 species:
• Typhlosaurus — 5 species:
• Anomalopus — 4 species:
• Brasiliscincus — 4 species:
• Cophoscincopus — 4 species:
• Corucia — 4 species:
• Grandidierina — 4 species:
• Insulasaurus — 4 species:
• Lamprolepis — 4 species:
• Liburnascincus — 4 species:
• Ophioscincus — 4 species:
• Papuascincus — 4 species:
• Praeteropus — 4 species:
• Pseudoacontias — 4 species:
• Ristella — 4 species:
• Saurillus — 4 species:
• Anepischetosia — 3 species:
• Austroablepharus — 3 species:
• Bellatorias — 3 species:
• Capitellum — 3 species:
• Epibator — 3 species:
• Fojia — 3 species:
• Gongylomorphus — 3 species:
• Heremites — 3 species:
• Mesoscincus — 3 species:
• Proscelotes — 3 species:
• Psychosaura — 3 species:
• Pygmaeascincus — 3 species:
• Pygomeles — 3 species:
• Silvascincus — 3 species:
• Tropidoscincus — 3 species:
• Voeltzkowia — 3 species:
• Alinea — 2 species:
• Alpinoscincus — 2 species:
• Amphiglossus — 2 species:
• Aspris — 2 species:
• Aspronema — 2 species:

Showing the 120 genera with the most species records held.

Source and Attribution

Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.