Scincidae

family of reptiles (Reptilia)
Taxon taxon Q272206
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Scincidae

Summary

Scincidae is a taxon[1]. Scincidae ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,759 views/month, #752 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scincidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Scincidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Scincidae is classified within Scincoidea[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Scincidae is Scincidae[6].
  • Scincidae's Commons category is recorded as Scincidae[7].
  • Scincidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skinks[8].
  • Scincidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q9115890[9].
  • Scincidae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • Scincidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skinker'}[11].
  • Scincidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skink'}[12].
  • Scincidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'skinki'}[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Scincidae is Scincidae[6]. Scincidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Scincidae belongs to the parent taxon Scincoidea[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'skinker'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'skink'}[12], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'skinki'}[13].

Identifiers

Scincidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 36982[14]. Scincidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66056[15]. Scincidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8109[16]. Scincidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9115[17]. Scincidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173957[18].

Why It Matters

Scincidae ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,759 views/month, #752 of 195,241).[2] Scincidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Scincidae is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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