title: Scincinae
text: # Scincinae
  
  Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards. The subfamily contains 33 genera, and the genera contain a combined total of 284 species, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group is probably paraphyletic. It is one of three subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other two being Acontinae and Lygosominae.
  
  ## Genera
  
  The subfamily Scincinae contains the following 35 genera, of which seven are monotypic.
  
  * Amphiglossus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (2 species)
  * Ateuchosaurus Gray, 1845 (2 species)
  * Barkudia Annandale, 1917 (2 species)
  * Brachymeles A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (42 species)
  * Brachyseps Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016 (8 species)
  * Chalcides Laurenti, 1768 (32 species)
  * Chalcidoceps Boulenger, 1887 (monotypic)
  * Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 (6 species)
  * Eurylepis Blyth, 1854 (2 species)
  * Feylinia Gray, 1845 (6 species)
  * Flexiseps Erens, Miralles, Glaw, Chatrou, & Vences, 2016 (15 species)
  * Gongylomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (monotypic)
  * Grandidierina Mocquard, 1894 (4 species)
  * Hakaria Steindachner, 1899 (monotypic)
  * Janetaescincus Greer, 1970 (2 species)
  * Jarujinia Chan-ard, Makchai & Cota, 2011 (monotypic)
  * Madascincus Brygoo, 1982 (12 species)
  * Melanoseps Boulenger, 1887 (8 species)
  * Mesoscincus Griffith, Ngo & Murphy, 2000 (3 species)
  * Nessia Gray, 1839 (9 species)
  * Ophiomorus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (12 species)
  * Pamelaescincus Greer, 1970 (monotypic)
  * Paracontias Mocquard, 1894 (14 species)
  * Plestiodon A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (50 species)
  * Proscelotes de Witte & Laurent, 1943 (3 species)
  * Pseudoacontias Bocage, 1889 (4 species)
  * Pygomeles Grandidier, 1867 (3 species)
  * Scelotes Fitzinger, 1826 (22 species)
  * Scincopus W. Peters, 1864 (monotypic)
  * Scincus Laurenti, 1768 (5 species)
  * Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 (4 species)
  * Sepsina Bocage, 1866 (5 species)
  * Sepsophis Beddome, 1870 (monotypic)
  * Typhlacontias Bocage, 1873 (7 species)
  * Voeltzkowia Boettger, 1893 (3 species)
  