Ablepharus is a genus of skinks that contains the common snake-eyed skinks. Both their scientific and common names refer to the fact that their eyelids have fused to a translucent capsule; as in snakes, they thus are physically incapable of blinking. They are small lizards and prefer to live in the leaf litter of dry fields and hills. Their scales give them a very shiny, bronze appearance with a characteristically dark stripe down the sides of their bodies. They prey on small insects and other small mollusks.
Scincella lateralis, formerly Lygosoma laterale is a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico. The ground skink differs from the majority of North American lizard species in that it is generally considered a forest dweller. Common names for this species include the little brown skink and the ground skink. However, the common name, ground skink, may refer to any species in the genus Scincella.
The chevron skink, is a large species of skink endemic to New Zealand, found only on Great and Little Barrier islands in the Hauraki Gulf. A cryptic forest dweller, it can hide underwater, and is under threat from introduced rats.
Alfred's blind skink, also known commonly as Alfred's dibamid lizard, Alfred's limbless skink, and Taylor's limbless skink, is a species of blind lizard in the family Dibamidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia.
Brachymeles bonitae, commonly known as the stub-limbed burrowing skink or pretty short-legged skink, is a species of skink found in the Philippines. It was first described in 1839 by André Marie Constant Duméril and Gabriel Bibron. It is endemic to the Philippines.
The desert rainbow-skink is an Australian skink in the genus Carlia, commonly known as four-fingered skinks, from the subfamily Lygosominae. It is native to desert woodland regions throughout most of the Northern Territory, the north of Western Australia, and the far north-west of South Australia. It was originally classified as Leiolopisma triacantha, and is sometimes known as the three-spined rainbow-skink.
Tytthoscincus is a genus of skinks. Originally defined to include a few species from the Philippines, the genus now includes many species from South-East Asia in general.
Tytthoscincus temasekensis, common name Singapore swamp skink, is a species of skinks belonging to the family Scincidae.
Lacertaspis rohdei, also known as the Gabon lidless skink or Gaboon lidless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is named after Reinhold Theodor Rohde, Australian missionary.
Tytthoscincus aesculeticola is a species of skink. It is endemic to Borneo and is currently known from Sarawak and Sabah.
The Zamboanga sphenomorphus is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Tytthoscincus biparietalis is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Philippines. It has been called the Sulu sphenomorphus as it was originally placed in the genus Sphenomorphus and the type locality is the Sulu Archipelago.
Tytthoscincus bukitensis, also known as the Fraser's Hill forest skink , is a species of skink. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Tytthoscincus butleri, also known commonly as Butler's forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Malaysia and Thailand.
Tytthoscincus hallieri is a species of skink. It is found in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Tytthoscincus ishaki, the Tioman Island forest skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Tioman Island in Malaysia.
Tytthoscincus leproauricularis, the scaly-eared diminutive leaf-litter skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Malaysia.
Tytthoscincus panchorensis, the Bukit Panchor forest skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Malaysia.
Tytthoscincus perhentianensis, the Perhentian Island forest skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Perhentian Islands in Malaysia.
Tytthoscincus temengorensis, the Temengor forest skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Malaysia.
