Scincidae, the skinks, is one of the most diverse lizard families, with more than 1,500 described species across about 100 genera grouped into seven subfamilies. Skinks have proportionally smaller legs than most lizards and occur nearly worldwide in deserts, mountains and grasslands, living as terrestrial, burrowing or arboreal animals in every region except the polar and boreal zones. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Plestiodon fasciatus (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Eastern Blue-tongued Skink
Source Lygosoma quadrupes (Wikidata)
Source Terror skink (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ272206, descriptionView the Source 2. Skink (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Skinks are lizards that constitute the family Scincidae, which is part of the infraorder Scincomorpha.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the SourceWikidata: Scincidae
Wikidata Q272206, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Plestiodon fasciatus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: American Five-lined Skink, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Eastern Blue-tongued Skink
Parent Taxon Of: Eastern Blue-tongued Skink, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Terror skink (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Terror skink, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Lygosoma quadrupes (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Lygosoma quadrupes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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