Sphenomorphinae

Subfamily of skinks

Sphenomorphinae

Sphenomorphus dussumier
Scientific classification
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

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

^ ^a ^b Uetz, P.; et al. (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.