Scincella is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of lizard

Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...

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Skink

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae. Together with several other lizard families, including Lacertidae , they comprise the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha...

 family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks. The exact number of species

Species

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Taxonomy

Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...

 reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial

Fossorial

A fossorial organism is one that is adapted to digging and life underground such as the badger, the naked mole rat, and the mole salamanders Ambystomatidae...

 lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropod

Arthropod

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Species

• Scincella barbouri
• Scincella bilineata
  Scincella bilineata
  Two-lined Ground Skink Scincella bilineata is a species of skink.Distribution:India -References:* Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.* Eremchenko, V. K & I...
  
  
• Scincella boettgeri
• Scincella capitanea
• Scincella caudaequinae
• Scincella doriae
• Scincella forbesora
• Scincella formosensis
• Scincella gemmingeri
  Scincella gemmingeri
  The Forest Ground Skink is a species of skink that lives in the coastal regions of the Mexican state of Veracruz and various surrounding states. It occurs primarily in forests, especially rainforests, oak forests, cloud forests, and tropical evergreen forests, although it is also sometimes found...
  
  
• Scincella huanrenensis
• Scincella inconspicua
• Scincella ladacensis
  Scincella ladacensis
  Ladakh Ground Skink Scincella ladacensis is a species of skink.Distribution:China [Scincella ladacensis ladacensis]N Pakistan, W Himalaya India W Nepal-External links:...
  
  
• Scincella lateralis
  Scincella lateralis
  The Little Brown Skink , also known as the Ground Skink , is a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico.- Description :This is one of the smallest reptiles in North America, with a length of 3 - 5.5 inches...
  
  
• Scincella macrotis
  Scincella macrotis
  Scincella macrotis is a species of skink found in the Nicobar Islands of India.-References:* Boulenger, G. A. 1887 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum III. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropsidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. London: 575pp.* Steindachner, F...
  
  
• Scincella melanosticta
• Scincella modesta
• Scincella monticola
• Scincella przewalskii
• Scincella punctatolineata
• Scincella reevesii
  Scincella reevesii
  Reeves' Smooth Skink is a species of skink.Distribution:China Indochina west to Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam, south to Western Malaysia, India; Korea -References:* Bocourt, M.F. 1878 Ann. Sci. Nat. 8: art. 16* Ouboter, P.E...
  
  
• Scincella sikimmensis
• Scincella silvicola
  Scincella silvicola
  Scincella silvicola is a species of skink that lives in the highlands of Mexico from Puebla to Oaxaca. It occurs primarily in dry, scrubby areas and forests, especially pine forests. It is generally a common species and faces no major threats. It is most likely ovoviviparous.Like all members of the...
  
  
• Scincella travancorica
  Scincella travancorica
  The Side-spotted Ground Skink or Barbour's Ground Skink is a species of skink endemic to southern Western Ghats.-Description:...
  
  
• Scincella tsinlingensis
• Scincella vandenburghi
• Scincella victoriana