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 different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
Panaspis is a genus of skinks, commonly called lidless skinks or snake-eyed skinks, endemic to Sub-saharan Africa.
The fire skink, also known commonly as Fernand's skink, the Togo fire skink, and the true fire skink, is a fairly large skink, a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is known for its bright and vivid coloration. Native to tropical forests in West and Central Africa, the fire skink lives fifteen to twenty years. This species is a diurnal lizard that burrows and hides. It is relatively shy and reclusive, but may become tame in captivity.
The Annobón lidless skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The species was first described as in 1972.
Lacertaspis chriswildi, also known commonly as Chris Wild's snake-eyed skink, Chris-Wild's snake-eyed skink, and Chris-Wild's lidless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.
The Uganda five-toed skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
Leptosiaphos amieti, also known commonly as the Cameroon five-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.
Leptosiaphos blochmanni, also known commonly as the Zaire three-toed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
The Guinea lidless skink is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found on Príncipe, Ilhéu das Rolas, and São Tomé.
Panaspis burgeoni is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Panaspis maculicollis, also known as the speckle-lipped snake-eyed skink or spotted-neck snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in southern Africa.
Panaspis massaiensis, also known as the Maasai snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Until its revalidation in 2019, it was considered of synonym of Panaspis wahlbergi.
Panaspis seydeli, also known as the Seydel's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
The Ethiopian snake-eyed skink, also known commonly as Boulenger's dwarf skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Ethiopia.
Panaspis tsavoensis, also known as the Tsavo snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks in Kenya; it is probably more widespread in arid lowlands further north in Kenya.
Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it likely represents more than one species.
Panaspis wilsoni, also known commonly as Wilson's dwarf skink and Wilson's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Sudan.
Trachylepis gravenhorstii, also known commonly as Gravenhorst's mabuya, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
The ghost skink is a species of skink endemic to Australia. Commonly known as the Ghost skink because of its faded dorsolateral banding when compared to other banded Erimiascincus species that have well-defined dorsolateral banding on their backs.
Panaspis annettesabinae, also known as Sabin's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia. It is known from certainty only from its type locality near Bedele in the Oromia Region, southwestern Ethiopia, although there is a tentative record from central Ethiopia.
