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Scincinae

Reptilia - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Scincinae was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scincidae by Estes (1983), Norell (1989) and Sullivan and Lucas (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Scincinae Gray
1983Scincinae Estes
1989Scincinae Norell
1996Scincinae Sullivan and Lucas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyScincinaeGray 1825
subfamilyScincinaeGray 1825

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Scincinae Gray 1825
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G. †Chalcides Linnaeus 1758
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†Chalcides augei Čerňanský et al. 2019
Chalcides bedriagae Boulenger 1887
G. Eumeces Wiegmann 1834
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†Eumeces antiquus Holman 1981
†Eumeces capito Bocourt 1879
Eumeces fasciatus Linnaeus 1758 [five-lined skink]
Eumeces laticeps Schneider 1801 [Broadhead skink]
Eumeces obsoletus Baird and Girard 1852 [Great plains skink]
Eumeces skiltonianus Baird and Girard 1852 [Western skink]
Invalid names: Eumeces minimus Holman 1976 [nomen dubium]
G. Gongylomorphus Fitzinger 1843
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Eumeces sp. (122240)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Eumeces antiquus (17802)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Louisiana) Eumeces sp. (163851)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Germany (Hesse) Chalcides sp. (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Austria (Styria) Scincoidea indet., Squamata indet. 1 (74538 74539)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Eumeces indet. (140202)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Eumeces sp. (18397)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Eumeces indet. (18208) Eumeces sp. (18031 18284 27481) Eumeces sp., Eumeces minimus (18141)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Eumeces miobsoletus (18665)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Russian Federation (Irkutsk) Chalcides augei (205812)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Eumeces sp. (48630)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) Chalcides ocellatus (168132)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Eumeces sp. (18268)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Eumeces sp. (18450)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Romania (Ilfov) Chalcides sp. (199755)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) Chalcides sp., Eumeces sp. (48446)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Heves) Chalcides ocellatus (168191) Chalcides sp. (168177)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Eumeces sp. (19610)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Chalcides sp. (35077)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Eumeces striatulus (19922 19931)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Eumeces indet. (19960) Eumeces sp. (27572) Eumeces striatulatus (19954)
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.9 - 0.3USA (California) Eumeces sp. (199543)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Chalcides sp., Eumeces algeriensis (32052)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Shaanxi) Eumeces capito (206099)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Eumeces fasciatus (124319) Eumeces fasciatus, Eumeces laticeps (123875)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Eumeces fasciatus (20302)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Eumeces sp. (20206)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (South Dakota) Eumeces septentrionalis (20389)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Kansas) Eumeces fasciatus (20390) Eumeces septentrionalis, Eumeces obsoletus (20427) Eumeces sp. (20332 20516)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Texas) Eumeces fasciatus, Eumeces obsoletus (20337)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Chalcides sp., Chalcides bedriagai (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) Chalcides bedri (34932)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (Florida) Eumeces fasciatus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Eumeces laticeps (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Eumeces sp. (106400)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Eumeces inexpectatus (20650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Eumeces sp. (20605)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Eumeces sp. (20638)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Alicante) Chalcides bedriagai (199861 219152)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Eumeces obsoletus (76101)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Columbretes Islands) Chalcides bedriagae (230766)