Definition of Lygosominae. Meaning of Lygosominae. Synonyms of Lygosominae

- Lygosominae is the largest subfamily of skinks in the family Scincidae. The subfamily can be divided into a number of genus groups. If the rarely used...
- species) Techmarscincus (1 species) Tropidoscincus (3 species) Subfamily Lygosominae (lygosomid skinks; 56 species in 6 genera) Haackgreerius (1 species)...
- of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged...
- previously found to belong the Egernia group in the large subfamily Lygosominae. The subfamily Egerniinae contains 63 species in 8 genera. Uetz, P.;...
- genera Carlia, Lampropholis and others of the Eugongylus group within Lygosominae. Cogger has rejected the use of the junior name Niveoscincus and recognizes...
- been found to belong to the Eugongylus group of genera in the subfamily Lygosominae; the Australian genus B****iana appears to be fairly closely related....
- Niveoscincus, Lampropholis, and others of the Eugongylus group within Lygosominae. The genus Carlia contains the following species (n.b., a binomial authority...
- is considered closely related to Mabuya, but even among the subfamily Lygosominae this genus does not seem to be particularly closely related and would—were...
- subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae. The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 35 genera, of which seven...
- (boulenger, 1894) complex of Philippine forest skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) with descriptions of seven new species’, Zootaxa, 3700(4), p. 501. doi:10...