Scincus
Scincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains four or five species, all of which are typical desert inhabitants, living in sandy and dune-like areas with a hot and dry climate. Species in the genus Scincus can be found from Arabia to the Sahara desert.
Taxonomy
Scincus is the type genus of the subfamily Scincinae. As the subfamily Scincinae appears to be paraphyletic and is in need of revision, it is as yet undetermined which skink genera are closely enough related to Scincus to be retained in the Scincinae..Species
The genus Scincus contains five species which are recognized as being valid.| Image | Species | Common name |
| Scincus albifasciatus Boulenger, 1890 | White-banded sandfish | |
| Scincus conirostris | Iranian sandfish | |
| Scincus hemprichii Arend [Friedrich August Wiegmann|Wiegmann], 1837 | Hemprich's sandfish | |
| Scincus mitranus Anderson (zoologist)|Anderson], 1871 | Eastern sandfish | |
| Scincus scincus | Common sandfish |