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The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America . It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada .
The eastern skink (Scincus mitranus), also known as the Arabian sand skink or the eastern sandfish, is a species of lizard in the skink family, Scincidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is endemic to the deserts and arid lands of the east-southeastern Arabian Peninsula north to Western Iran .
Plestiodon is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus Eumeces , except those now placed in Mesoscincus . They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindrical body covered with smooth, shiny scales.
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in 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 ...
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The eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi), also known commonly as the bold-striped cool-skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
The eastern striped skink (Ctenotus robustus) is a species of skink found in a wide variety of habitats around Australia. [3] They are long-tailed, fast moving skinks that are quite large, growing to a maximum length of about 30 cm (including the tail which can make up around 2/3 of its length).
The Okada's five-lined skink [2] or Far Eastern skink [1] (Plestiodon latiscutatus, Jap. オカダトカゲ Okada-Tokage ) is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan . [ 3 ]