family Scincidae

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Noun1.family Scincidae - skinks
Scincidae
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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Protein variation and taxonomy in some genera of family scincidae (Reptilia) in Egypt.
Genetic Differentiation and Relationship between Two Karyotype Forms of Nannospalax ehrenbergi (Rodentia: Spalacidae) in Egypt
This process is particularly common in members of the family Scincidae (Wilson and Swan 2013).
A record of four regrowing tails in a Large Striped Skink Ctenotus robustus from Yan Yean, Victoria
Cave 1 was surrounded with mangroves which partly explains why a number of reptile species particularly belonging to family Scincidae were encountered.
Herpetofaunal Diversity and Endemism in selected Caves of Sarangani Province and Lanao Del Sur, Philippines
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