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Scincinae

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae

Scincinae are a subfamily of six genera of skinks. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. In Phylogenetics, a group of organisms is said to be paraphyletic if the group contains its most recent common ancestor but does not contain all

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Chalcides is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae It is usually placed in the Subfamily Scincinae which seems The Genus Eumeces Skinks ( family Scincidae comprises four African to Middle-Eastern species Classification Genus Ophiomorus Ophiomorus blanfordi Ophiomorus brevipes The Scincopus are a genus of small Lizards commonly called skinks. Scincus is a Genus of Skinks ( family Scincidae All three species are typical desert inhabitants living in sandy and dune-like areas with Sphenops is a Genus of Skinks found in the Sahara region of Africa

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