Scincus scincus

Scincus scincus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Scincus
Species: Scincus scincus

Name

Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes: NRM 141a.
• Type locality: “Lybiae, Aegypti, Arabiae petrae”.

Combinations

• Lacerta scincus Linnaeus, 1758: 205 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Scincus scincus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Al Johany, A.M.H., Amr, Z.S.S., Egan, D.M., Eid, E.K.A., Els, J., Sharifi, M., Papenfuss, T., Mateo, J.A., Disi, A.M., Böhme, W., Baha El Din, S. & Shafiei Bafti, S. 2021. IUCN: Scincus scincus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T164624A1062266. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164624A1062266.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Apothekerskink
English: Sandfish
español: Pez de arena
suomi: Hiekkaskinkki
français: Poisson de sable
한국어: 샌드피시 스킨크
Nederlands: Apothekersskink
norsk: Apotekerskink
polski: Scynk aptekarski
русский: Аптечный сцинк
svenska: Apotekarskink
українська: Аптечний сцинк

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