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Subfamily of lizards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic.[1] It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae.
| Scincinae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scincus scincus male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae Gray, 1825 |
The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 35 genera, of which seven are monotypic.[2]
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