Scincidae


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Noun 1. Scincidae - skinks
reptile family - a family of reptiles
Lacertilia, Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria - true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
genus Scincus, Scincus - type genus of Scincidae
genus Scincella, Scincella - a reptile genus of Scincidae
scincid, scincid lizard, skink - alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Eumeces, genus Eumeces - New World skinks
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spilogaster is common to other members of the Scincidae from this region.
Reproductive cycle of the Kalahari tree skink, Trachylepis spilogaster (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Africa
Body elongation and decreased reproductive output within a restricted clade of lizards (Reptilia: Scincidae).
Sexual size dimorphism and selection in the wild in the waterstrider Aquarius remigis: lifetime fecundity selection on female total length and its components
Variacao sazonal na dieta de Mabuya macrorhincha (Sauria- Scincidae) na restinga da Barra de Marica, RJ.
Diet of the lizard Liolaemus occipitalis in the coastal sand dunes of southern Brazil (Squamata-Liolaemidae)/Dieta do lagarto Liolaemus occipitalis nas dunas costerias do sul do Brasil (Squamata-Liolaemidae)
Hawkeswood TJ (2004) Observations on Ctenotus robustus Storr (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Hastings Point area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Burrow-use by herpetofauna of the Werribee-Keilor plains
Many species of Choleoeimeria were recognized from different reptilian families including Geckonidae, Chameleonidae, Scincidae, Iguanidae and Teiidae and several snakes (Lainson and Paperna, 1999; Sloboda and Modry, 2006; Paperna, 2007a; Abdel-Baki et al., 2008).
Reclassification of Eimeria schmidti Al-Yousif et al. (1997) (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) with Description of its Endogenous Stages
We detected 2 species of tree frogs (Hylidae), 1 species of toad (Bufonidae), 1 species of snake (Colubridae), and 12 species of lizards (Phrynosomatidae, Scincidae, and Teiidae; Table 1).
Herpetofauna associated with palm oases across the Californian-Sonoran transition in northern Baja California, Mexico
Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae:Lygosominae).
Adaptive radiation of day-geckos (Phelsuma) inthe Seychelles archipelago: a phylogenetic analysis
Nematodes of the family Physalopteridae have been encountered parasitizing representatives of almost all vertebrate classes (Goldberg and Bursey, 1989), and 35 lizard species in Brazil belonging to the families Iguanidae, Polychrotidae, Leiosauridae, Liolaemidae, Tropiduridae, Anguidae, Teiidae, Gymnophthalmidae, and Scincidae have been identified as hosts of P.
Parasitic nematodes of Polychrus acutirostris (Polychrotidae) in the Caatinga biome, Northeastern Brazil/Nematoides parasitas de Polycrhus acutirostris (Polychrotidae) no bioma Caatinga, Nordeste do Brasil
delicata (Squamata: Scincidae) in the Sydney region.
Survival and recolonisation following wildfire at Moyston West, Western Victoria. 2. Herpetofauna