| Feylinia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Scincinae |
| Genus: | Feylinia Gray, 1845 |
| Species | |
Six, see text. | |
Feylinia is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It is usually placed in the monotypic [1] subfamily Feylininae.
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However, it appears to be not as distinct as formerly presumed, but rather somewhat closer to such genera as Chalcides and Sepsina . These are usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic however.
Feylinia belongs to a major clade which does not seem to include the Scincinae type genus Scincus . Thus, it will probably be eventually assigned to a new, yet-to-be-named subfamily. (Austin & Arnold 2006)
