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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.
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Scincidae is a family of animals within the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and class Squamata. The taxon is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and holds an accepted status. It was described by Gray in 1825. Common names for members of this family include skinker, skink, and skinki.
Records for Scincidae are held by institutions such as CM, NHMUK, USNM, FHSM, and SDNHM. These records originate from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Papua New Guinea. The family has 1,311,928 occurrences and 18,546 records, with 86 associated media items.
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Species
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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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18,546
- With media
- 86
- Family
- Scincidae
- Collections
- CM, NHMUK, USNM, FHSM, SDNHM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Pair of Skinks.jpg
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- Scincidae
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- Scincidae
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- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
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- Q9115890
- taxon common name
- skinki
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Blood color
- Evolutionary history
- Behavior
- Diet
- Breeding
- Nesting
- Habitat
- Predators
- Genetics
- Genomic architecture
- Sex determination systems
- Genera
- Gallery
- See also
- References
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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.
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