Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in ...

2024年12月30日 · skink, (family Scincidae), any of about 1,275 species of lizards, mostly secretive ground dwellers or burrowers, that are represented throughout most of the world but are especially diverse in Southeast Asia and its associated islands, the deserts of Australia, and the temperate regions of North America.

2024年7月1日 · Skinks are fascinating lizards due to the ability of some types of skinks to lay eggs, while others give birth to live skinklets. Skinks have amazing tree-climbing and burrowing skills that make it difficult for raccoons, foxes, and other predators to catch them.

2024年10月29日 · Skinks are reptiles characterized by long, cylindrical bodies and tapering tails. They belong to the lizard family Scincidae, which is part of the reptilian order Squamata, a group that includes snakes and other lizards. Unlike true lizards from the family Lacertidae, skinks have relatively shorter necks and legs.

With well over 100 genera and more than 1,400 species, skinks are by far the largest family of lizards, an exceedingly diverse group. Their diversity is evident in all aspects of their biology. Terrestrial, arboreal, fossorial, and even semiaquatic skinks exist.

2008年8月22日 · The family Scincidae, the skinks, contains over 1,200 species – more than any other family of lizards. Skinks range throughout the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, reaching their greatest diversity in Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa.

Skink is the common name for the lizards that comprise the family Scincidae and that typically are smooth and shiny with small or rudimentary legs. Skinks are the most diverse group of lizards, with about 1,200 known species.

2024年5月7日 · Family: Scincidae — skinks. Genus: Tiliqua (Gray, 1825) — blue-tongued skinks. Species: Tiliqua scincoides (Hunter*, 1790) — eastern blue-tongued skink. Subspecies: T. s. chimaerea (Tanibar Islands, Indonesia) Subspecies: T. s. intermedia (northern Australia) (Mitchell, 1955) Subspecies: T. s. scincoides (southern and eastern Australia ...

2014年2月19日 · Skinks are usually grouped in a single family, Scincidae (1,579 species) representing one-quarter of all lizard species. Other large lizard families, such as Gekkonidae (s.l.) and Iguanidae (s.l.), have been partitioned into multiple families in recent years, based mainly on evidence from molecular phylogenies.

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions. Most species have long, tapering tails they can shed if predators grab onto them.