List of Skink Types
There are approximately 600-800 types of skinks in the world. They are not all listed here, but below are some of the more popular ones, the most common skink for a pet being the blue-tongued skink.
Genus, Common Name
- Ablepharus, Ocellated Skinks
- Acontias, Greater Legless Skinks
- Acontophiops, Woodbush Legless Skink
- Afroablepharus, Dwarf Skinks
- Amphiglossus, Common\Water Skinks
- Androngo, Greater Burrowing Skink
- Anomalopus, Worm Skinks
- Apterygodon, Borneo Skink
- Asymblepharus, Lidless Skinks
- Ateuchosaurus, Oriental
- Ateuchosaurus Barkudia, Madras Spotted Skinks
- Bartleia, Bartle Frere Cool Skink
- Bassiana, Cool Skinks
- Brachymeles, Short-Legged Skinks
- Caledoniscincus, New Caledonian Skinks
- Calyptotis, Calyptotis Skinks
- Carlia, Rainbow Skinks
- Cautula, Rainforest Cool Skink
- Chabanaudia Chalcides, Barrel Skinks
- Chalcidoseps, Thwaite's Skink
- Coeranoscincus, Snake-Toothed Skinks
- Cophoscincopus, Keeled Water Skink
- Corucia, Prehensile-Tailed/Monkey Skink
- Cryptoblepharus, Shinning Skinks
- Cryptoscincus, Secret Skink Ctenotus, Ctenotus
- Cyclodina, New Zealand Skinks
- Cyclodomorphus, Oak Skinks
- Dasia, Dasia Skinks
- Davewakeum, Miriam's Skink
- Egernia, Spiny Skinks
- Emoia, Whiptail Skinks
- Eremiascincus, Sand Swimmers
- Eroticoscincus, Elf Skinks
- Eugongylus, Sheen Skinks
- Eulamprus, Five-Fingered Skinks
- Eumeces, Five-Lined Skinks
- Eumecia, Western Serpentiform Skinks
- Euprepes, Serpentiform Skinks
- Eurylepis, Elf Skinks
- Evesia, Bell's Skink
- Feylinia, Feylinias Skink
- Fojia, Fojii Skink
- Geomyersia, Australian Island Skinks
- Geoscincus, (Bar-Lipped) Skink
- Glaphyromorphus, (Bar-Lipped) Skinks
- Gnypetoscincus, Prickly Forest Skink
- Gongylomorphus, Bojer Skinks
- Gongylus, Thick-Tailed Skinks
- Graciliscincus, Sadler's Skink
- Haackgreerius, Haacke-Greer's Skink
- Hemiergis, Earless Skinks
- Hemisphaeriodon, Pink-Tongued Skink
- Isopachys, Isopachys Skinks
- Janetaescincus, Janet's Skinks
- Lacertaspis, Lidless Skinks
- Lacertoides, Lacertoides Skinks
- Lacertus, Eared Skinks
- Lamprolepis, Emerald Skinks
- Lampropholis, Sunskinks
- Lankascincus, Tree Skinks
- Leiolopisma, Ground Skinks
- Leptoseps, Leptoseps Skinks
- Leptosiaphos, Five-Toed Skinks
- Lerista, Sliders
- Lioscincus, New Caledonian Skinks
- Lipinia, Lipinia Skinks
- Lobulia, Lobulia Skinks
- Lubuya, Iven's Skinks
- Lygisaurus, Litter Skinks
- Lygosoma, Writhing Skinks
- Mabuya, Typical Skinks
- Macroscincus, Cape Verde Giant Skink
- Marmorosphax, Marmorosphax Skinks
- Melanoseps, Limbless Skinks
- Menetia, Dwarf Skinks Mesoscincus
- Mochlus, Fire Skinks
- Morethia, Morethia/Fire-Tailed Skinks
- Nangura, Nangur Skink
- Nannoscincus, Elf/Mulch Skinks
- Neoseps, Sand Skink
- Nessia, Nessia Skinks
- Niveoscincus, Cool Skinks
- Notoscincus, Soil-Crevice Skinks
- Novoeumeces, Berber Skinks
- Oligosoma, Common Skinks
- Ophiomorus, Snake-Eyed Skinks
- Ophioscincus, Snake Skinks
- Pamelaescincus, Gardiner's Skink
- Panaspis, Snake-Eyed Skinks
- Papuascincus, Papuan Skinks
- Parachalcides, Parachalcides Skinks
- Paracontias, Stone Skinks
- Paralipinia, Paralipinia Skinks
- Parvoscincus, Diminutive Skinks
- Phoboscincus, Garnier's Skinks
- Prasinohaema, Green Tree Skinks
- Proablepharus, Soil-Crevice Skinks
- Proscelotes, Slender Skinks
- Pseudoacontias, Giant Madagascar Skinks
- Pseudemoia, Window-Eyed Skinks
- Pygomeles, Short Skinks
- Riopa, Riopa Skinks
- Ristella, Ristella Skinks
- Saiphos, Three-Toed Skinks
- Saproscincus, Shade/Litter Skinks
- Scelotes, Dwarf Burrowing Skinks
- Scincella, Smooth/Ground Skinks
- Scincopus, Banded Skinks
- Scincus, Sandfish
- Scolecoseps, Limbless Skinks
- Sepsina, Savannah Burrowing Skinks
- Sigaloseps, Sigaloseps Skinks
- Simiscincus, Simiscincus Skinks
- Sphenomorphus, Forest Skinks
- Sphenops, Sandfish
- Tachygia, Tachygia Skinks
- Tiliqua, Blue-Tongued Skinks
- Trachydosaurus, Pine-Cone Skinks
- Tribolonotus, Helmet Skinks
- Tropidophorus, Keeled Skinks
- Tropidoscincus, New Caledonian Whip-Tailed Skinks
- Typhlacontias, Western Burrowing Skinks
- Typhlosaurus, Blind Legless Skinks
- Voeltzkowia, Burrowing Blind Skinks
