Subfamily Lygosominae Mittleman 1952 (skink)
Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Parent taxon: Scincidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Böhme 2010 and Hutchinson and Rawlinson 1995
Sister taxa: Acontias, Aethesia, Aocnodromeus, Axonoscincus, Ayalasaurus, Berruva, Corucia, Egerniinae, Eugongylus, Feylininae, Gekkomimus, Lygosoma, Oligosoma, Ophiomorus, Orthoscincus, Orthrioscincus, Parotosaurus, Penemabuya, Plestiodon, Sauriscus, Scincinae, Sphenomorphus, Tiliqua, Trachylepis, Verticaria
Subtaxa: Ablepharus Egernia Eulamprus Leiolpisma Mabuya Proegernia Trachydosaurus Tropidophorus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
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