Sphenomorphinae Explained

Sphenomorphinae is a large subfamily of skinks, lizards within the family Scincidae. The genera in this subfamily were previously found to belong to the Sphenomorphus group in the large subfamily Lygosominae.^[1]

Genera

The subfamily Sphenomorphinae contains 591 species in 41 genera.

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Austin JJ, Arnold EN . Jeremy Austin . Edwin Nicholas Arnold . 2006 . Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands . . 39 . 2 . 503–511 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 . 16473026.