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Scincidae
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Skinks are lizards that constitute the family Scincidae, which is part of the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
Scincidae is a family of lizards called skinks, which includes over 1,500 species and represents one of the most diverse groups of lizards in the world. Skinks are distinctive for their relatively small legs compared to other lizards and live in a wide range of habitats across the globe, except in the coldest arctic and subarctic regions.
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Scincidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- OrderSquamata
- FamilyScincidae
石龍子泛指石龍子科（Scincidae）的蜥蜴。石龍子共有1300多種，是僅次壁虎的蜥蜴。 石龍子和蜥蜴科大致相似，但大多數物種沒有明顯的頸部，且它們的腿相對較小。通常情況下，石龍子的運動方式類似於蛇的滑行。 石龍子一般食肉，主要是吃昆蟲，包括蟋蟀、蝗蟲、甲蟲、和毛蟲。它們也吃蚯蚓、千足蟲、蝸牛、蛞蝓等足類動物。
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Skinks are lizards that constitute the family Scincidae, which is part of the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in different habitats except arctic and subarctic regions.
== Etymology == The word skink, which entered the English language around 1580–1590, comes from classical Greek and Latin , names that referred to various specific lizards.