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Madascincus
Sign in to saveMadascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.
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Common Madagascar Skink
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae
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Madascincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus Amphiglossus.
==Species== The following 12 species, listed alphabetically by specific name, are recognized as being valid: Madascincus ankodabensis – Ankodabe skink Madascincus arenicola Madascincus igneocaudatus – redtail skink Madascincus macrolepis – rusty skink Madascincus melanopleura – common Madagascar skink Madascincus miafina Madascincus minutus Madascincus mouroundavae – Morondava skink Madascincus nanus Madascincus polleni – Madagascar coastal skink Madascincus pyrurus Madascincus stumpffi – Stumpff's skink
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madascincus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.