''Madascincus'' is a

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skink Skinks are a type of lizard belonging to the family (biology), family Scincidae, a family in the Taxonomic rank, infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one o ...

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s in the

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Scincidae. The genus is

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. Some taxonomic authorities place the group in the genus ''

Amphiglossus ''Amphiglossus'' is a genus of skinks, lizards in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. Taxonomy The genus ''Amphiglossus'' is usually placed in the subfamily Scincinae, which seems to be paraphyletic, however. Probably quite close to ''Para ...

''.

Species

The following 12

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, listed alphabetically by

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, are recognized as being valid: *'' Madascincus ankodabensis'' – Ankodabe skink *'' Madascincus arenicola'' *'' Madascincus igneocaudatus'' – redtail skink *'' Madascincus macrolepis'' – rusty skink *'' Madascincus melanopleura'' – common Madagascar skink *'' Madascincus miafina'' *'' Madascincus minutus'' *'' Madascincus mouroundavae'' – Morondava skink *'' Madascincus nanus'' *'' Madascincus polleni'' – Madagascar coastal skink *'' Madascincus pyrurus'' *'' Madascincus stumpffi'' – Stumpff's skink ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Madascincus''.

Species

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