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List of Skink Types

Left Profile - An Egyptian Skink is climbing up the side of a toy into a basket.

There are approximately 600-800 types of skinks in the world. They are not all listed here, but below are some of the more popular ones, the most common skink for a pet being the blue-tongued skink.

Genus, Common Name
  • Ablepharus, Ocellated Skinks
  • Acontias, Greater Legless Skinks
  • Acontophiops, Woodbush Legless Skink
  • Afroablepharus, Dwarf Skinks
  • Amphiglossus, Common\Water Skinks
  • Androngo, Greater Burrowing Skink
  • Anomalopus, Worm Skinks
  • Apterygodon, Borneo Skink
  • Asymblepharus, Lidless Skinks
  • Ateuchosaurus, Oriental
  • Ateuchosaurus Barkudia, Madras Spotted Skinks
  • Bartleia, Bartle Frere Cool Skink
  • Bassiana, Cool Skinks
  • Brachymeles, Short-Legged Skinks
  • Caledoniscincus, New Caledonian Skinks
  • Calyptotis, Calyptotis Skinks
  • Carlia, Rainbow Skinks
  • Cautula, Rainforest Cool Skink
  • Chabanaudia Chalcides, Barrel Skinks
  • Chalcidoseps, Thwaite's Skink
  • Coeranoscincus, Snake-Toothed Skinks
  • Cophoscincopus, Keeled Water Skink
  • Corucia, Prehensile-Tailed/Monkey Skink
  • Cryptoblepharus, Shinning Skinks
  • Cryptoscincus, Secret Skink Ctenotus, Ctenotus
  • Cyclodina, New Zealand Skinks
  • Cyclodomorphus, Oak Skinks
  • Dasia, Dasia Skinks
  • Davewakeum, Miriam's Skink
  • Egernia, Spiny Skinks
  • Emoia, Whiptail Skinks
  • Eremiascincus, Sand Swimmers
  • Eroticoscincus, Elf Skinks
  • Eugongylus, Sheen Skinks
  • Eulamprus, Five-Fingered Skinks
  • Eumeces, Five-Lined Skinks
  • Eumecia, Western Serpentiform Skinks
  • Euprepes, Serpentiform Skinks
  • Eurylepis, Elf Skinks
  • Evesia, Bell's Skink
  • Feylinia, Feylinias Skink
  • Fojia, Fojii Skink
  • Geomyersia, Australian Island Skinks
  • Geoscincus, (Bar-Lipped) Skink
  • Glaphyromorphus, (Bar-Lipped) Skinks
  • Gnypetoscincus, Prickly Forest Skink
  • Gongylomorphus, Bojer Skinks
  • Gongylus, Thick-Tailed Skinks
  • Graciliscincus, Sadler's Skink
  • Haackgreerius, Haacke-Greer's Skink
  • Hemiergis, Earless Skinks
  • Hemisphaeriodon, Pink-Tongued Skink
  • Isopachys, Isopachys Skinks
  • Janetaescincus, Janet's Skinks
  • Lacertaspis, Lidless Skinks
  • Lacertoides, Lacertoides Skinks
  • Lacertus, Eared Skinks
  • Lamprolepis, Emerald Skinks
  • Lampropholis, Sunskinks
  • Lankascincus, Tree Skinks
  • Leiolopisma, Ground Skinks
  • Leptoseps, Leptoseps Skinks
  • Leptosiaphos, Five-Toed Skinks
  • Lerista, Sliders
  • Lioscincus, New Caledonian Skinks
  • Lipinia, Lipinia Skinks
  • Lobulia, Lobulia Skinks
  • Lubuya, Iven's Skinks
  • Lygisaurus, Litter Skinks
  • Lygosoma, Writhing Skinks
  • Mabuya, Typical Skinks
  • Macroscincus, Cape Verde Giant Skink
  • Marmorosphax, Marmorosphax Skinks
  • Melanoseps, Limbless Skinks
  • Menetia, Dwarf Skinks Mesoscincus
  • Mochlus, Fire Skinks
  • Morethia, Morethia/Fire-Tailed Skinks
  • Nangura, Nangur Skink
  • Nannoscincus, Elf/Mulch Skinks
  • Neoseps, Sand Skink
  • Nessia, Nessia Skinks
  • Niveoscincus, Cool Skinks
  • Notoscincus, Soil-Crevice Skinks
  • Novoeumeces, Berber Skinks
  • Oligosoma, Common Skinks
  • Ophiomorus, Snake-Eyed Skinks
  • Ophioscincus, Snake Skinks
  • Pamelaescincus, Gardiner's Skink
  • Panaspis, Snake-Eyed Skinks
  • Papuascincus, Papuan Skinks
  • Parachalcides, Parachalcides Skinks
  • Paracontias, Stone Skinks
  • Paralipinia, Paralipinia Skinks
  • Parvoscincus, Diminutive Skinks
  • Phoboscincus, Garnier's Skinks
  • Prasinohaema, Green Tree Skinks
  • Proablepharus, Soil-Crevice Skinks
  • Proscelotes, Slender Skinks
  • Pseudoacontias, Giant Madagascar Skinks
  • Pseudemoia, Window-Eyed Skinks
  • Pygomeles, Short Skinks
  • Riopa, Riopa Skinks
  • Ristella, Ristella Skinks
  • Saiphos, Three-Toed Skinks
  • Saproscincus, Shade/Litter Skinks
  • Scelotes, Dwarf Burrowing Skinks
  • Scincella, Smooth/Ground Skinks
  • Scincopus, Banded Skinks
  • Scincus, Sandfish
  • Scolecoseps, Limbless Skinks
  • Sepsina, Savannah Burrowing Skinks
  • Sigaloseps, Sigaloseps Skinks
  • Simiscincus, Simiscincus Skinks
  • Sphenomorphus, Forest Skinks
  • Sphenops, Sandfish
  • Tachygia, Tachygia Skinks
  • Tiliqua, Blue-Tongued Skinks
  • Trachydosaurus, Pine-Cone Skinks
  • Tribolonotus, Helmet Skinks
  • Tropidophorus, Keeled Skinks
  • Tropidoscincus, New Caledonian Whip-Tailed Skinks
  • Typhlacontias, Western Burrowing Skinks
  • Typhlosaurus, Blind Legless Skinks
  • Voeltzkowia, Burrowing Blind Skinks