| Sphenomorphinae | |
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| Sphenomorphus dussumier | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphenomorphinae |
Sphenomorphinae is a large subfamily of skinks, lizards within the family Scincidae.[1] The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong to the Sphenomorphus group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.[2]
Genera
[edit]The subfamily Sphenomorphinae contains 591 species in 41 genera.[1]
- Anomalopus (4 species)
- Asymblepharus (3 species)
- Calorodius (1 species)
- Calyptotis (4 species)
- Coeranoscincus (2 species)
- Coggeria (1 species)
- Concinnia (7 species)
- Ctenotus (103 species)
- Eremiascincus (15 species)
- Eulamprus (5 species)
- Fojia (1 species)
- Glaphyromorphus (11 species)
- Gnypetoscincus (1 species)
- Hemiergis (7 species)
- Insulasaurus (4 species)
- Isopachys (4 species)
- Kaestlea (5 species)
- Lankascincus (10 species)
- Larutia (9 species)
- Leptoseps (2 species)
- Lerista (97 species)
- Lipinia (28 species)
- Nangura (1 species)
- Notoscincus (2 species)
- Ophioscincus (3 species)
- Ornithuroscincus (9 species)
- Orosaura (1 species)
- Palaia (1 species)
- Papuascincus (4 species)
- Parvoscincus (24 species)
- Pinoyscincus (5 species)
- Praeteropus (4 species)
- Prasinohaema (5 species)
- Ristella (4 species)
- Saiphos (1 species)
- Scincella (38 species)
- Sepsiscus (1 species)
- Silvascincus (2 species)
- Sphenomorphus (113 species)
- Tropidophorus (29 species)
- Tumbunascincus (1 species)
- Tytthoscincus (23 species)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Sphenomorphinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011. PMID 16473026.
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