Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly.
Eutropis ashwamedhi, also known commonly as the Ashwamedh supple skink or Ashwamedha writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.
Subdoluseps bowringii, also known commonly as Bowring's supple skink, Bowring's writhing skink, and the Christmas Island grass-skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
Riopa guentheri, commonly known as Günther's supple skink and Günther's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.
Riopa lineata, the lined writhing skink or lined supple skink, is a species of writhing skink. It is known from India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. This skink grows to about 6 cm in length. The body colouration is golden and each scale has a black dot forming longitudinal stripes on the body. It is known to occur from Gujarat to north of Karnataka. In Mumbai this skink has been observed in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Aarey milk colony. It is often found under rocks, loose soil associated with termite mounds and ant hills. It is crepuscular. A captive individual accepted termites, mosquito, house flies, ant eggs for about 45 days and was released.
Vosmer's writhing skink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to India.
Eutropis dawsoni, also known commonly as Gans's grass skink and Gans's mabuya, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India.
Kaestlea travancorica, also known as the Travancore ground skink or Barbour's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to southern Western Ghats.
Sphenomorphus dussumieri, commonly known as Dussumier's forest skink and Dussumier's litter skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to southern India.
The banded supple skink, also known commonly as Harold's writhing skink and Harold Young's supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
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 forest spotted gecko or Erode ground gecko is a species of gecko that is endemic to hills of South India, in parts of Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. It was first described from hills near Erode in Tamil Nadu in 1870. Subsequently, this species was thought to be similar to Cyrtodactylus collegalensis, but recent studies have confirmed that they are distinct. This species has been sighted in hills around Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode, in parts of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
Lygosoma boehmei is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Vietnam.
Lygosoma bampfyldei, commonly known as Bampfylde's supple skink or Bampfylde's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.
Herbert's supple skink, also known commonly as Herbert's writhing skink is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand.
Lygosoma schneideri, also known commonly as Schneider's writhing skink and the Sumatran supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Mochlus vinciguerrae, also known commonly as Vinciguerra's writhing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is indigenous to East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Subdoluseps, also known commonly as supple skinks and writhing skinks, is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. Member species were all previously assigned to the genus Lygosoma.
The Nilgiri gracile skink is a species of skink found in Western Ghats ranges in the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu, South India.
Dravidoseps is a genus of skinks, found in Southern India. They were all previously found in the genera Subdoluseps & Riopa.
