Subfamily of lizards
Scincinae is asubfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284species, commonly calledskinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probablyparaphyletic.[1] It is one of seven subfamilies of thefamilyScincidae, the other six beingAcontinae,Egerniinae,Eugongylinae,Lygosominae,Mabuyinae, andSphenomorphinae.
The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 35genera, of which seven aremonotypic.[2]
- AmphiglossusA.M.C. Duméril &Bibron, 1839 (2 species)
- AteuchosaurusGray, 1845 (2 species)
- BarkudiaAnnandale, 1917 (2 species)
- BrachymelesA.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (42 species)
- BrachysepsErens,Miralles,Glaw,Chatrou &Vences, 2016 (8 species)
- ChalcidesLaurenti, 1768 (32 species)
- ChalcidocepsBoulenger, 1887 (monotypic)
- EumecesWiegmann, 1834 (6 species)
- EurylepisBlyth, 1854 (2 species)
- FeyliniaGray, 1845 (6 species)
- FlexisepsErens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou & Vences, 2016 (15 species)
- GongylomorphusFitzinger, 1843 (monotypic)
- GrandidierinaMocquard, 1894 (4 species)
- HakariaSteindachner, 1899 (monotypic)
- JanetaescincusGreer, 1970 (2 species)
- JarujiniaChan-ard,Makchai &Cota, 2011 (monotypic)
- MadascincusBrygoo, 1982 (12 species)
- MelanosepsBoulenger, 1887 (8 species)
- MesoscincusGriffith,Ngo &Murphy, 2000 (3 species)
- NessiaGray, 1839 (9 species)
- OphiomorusA.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (12 species)
- PamelaescincusGreer, 1970 (monotypic)
- ParacontiasMocquard, 1894 (14 species)
- PlestiodonA.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (50 species)
- Proscelotesde Witte &Laurent, 1943 (3 species)
- PseudoacontiasBocage, 1889 (4 species)
- PygomelesGrandidier, 1867 (3 species)
- ScelotesFitzinger, 1826 (22 species)
- ScincopusW. Peters, 1864 (monotypic)
- ScincusLaurenti, 1768 (5 species)
- ScolecosepsLoveridge, 1920 (4 species)
- SepsinaBocage, 1866 (5 species)
- SepsophisBeddome, 1870 (monotypic)
- TyphlacontiasBocage, 1873 (7 species)
- VoeltzkowiaBoettger, 1893 (3 species)
