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Scincidae

family of reptiles (Reptilia)
Taxon taxon Q272206
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Summary

Scincidae is a taxon[1]. Scincidae ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,059 views/month, #752 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: family[3]
  • Parent taxon: Scincoidea[4]
  • Taxon name: Scincidae[5]
  • Commons category: Scincidae[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Skinks[7], Q9115890[8]
  • Code of nomenclature: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[9]
  • Taxon common name: skinker[10], skink[11], skinki[12]

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Identifiers

Scincidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 36982[13]. Scincidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 66056[14]. Scincidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8109[15]. Scincidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9115[16]. Scincidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173957[17].

Why It Matters

Scincidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Scincidae is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q292947
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Code of nomenclature → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → —
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