The genus Sphenomorphus vernacularly also known as the common skinks currently serves as a "wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as presently delimited is likely not to be monophyletic and needs review. Some species in this genus have been moved to Pinoyscincus.

The namesake of the Sphenomorphus group of Lygosominae genera, most species would probably occupy a rather basal position therein.

Species

• Sphenomorphus acutus – pointed-headed sphenomorphus

• Sphenomorphus aignanus

• Sphenomorphus alfredi

• Sphenomorphus annamiticus – Perak forest skink, starry forest skink

• Sphenomorphus annectens

• Sphenomorphus anomalopus – long-toed forest skink

• Sphenomorphus anotus

• Sphenomorphus apalpebratus

• Sphenomorphus bacboensis

• Sphenomorphus bignelli

• Sphenomorphus brunneus

• Sphenomorphus buenloicus

• Sphenomorphus buettikoferi

• Sphenomorphus cameronicus – Cameron Highlands forest skink

• Sphenomorphus capitolythos

• Sphenomorphus celebensis

• Sphenomorphus cinereus

• Sphenomorphus concinnatus – elegant forest skink

• Sphenomorphus consobrinus

• Sphenomorphus cophias – Tahan Mountain forest skink

• Sphenomorphus courcyanus

• Sphenomorphus cranei – Crane’s skink

• Sphenomorphus crassus

• Sphenomorphus cryptotis

• Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus – blue-headed forest skink

• Sphenomorphus darlingtoni

• Sphenomorphus dekkerae

• Sphenomorphus derooyae

• Sphenomorphus diwata – diwata sphenomorphus

• Sphenomorphus dussumieri – Dussumier's forest skink

• Sphenomorphus fasciatus – banded sphenomorphus

• Sphenomorphus forbesi – slender litter skink

• Sphenomorphus fragilis

• Sphenomorphus fragosus

• Sphenomorphus fuscolineatus

• Sphenomorphus grandisonae – Grandison’s forest skink

• Sphenomorphus granulatus

• Sphenomorphus haasi

• Sphenomorphus helenae – Notaburi forest skink

• Sphenomorphus incognitus

• Sphenomorphus indicus – Indian forest skink

• Sphenomorphus jobiensis

• Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis

• Sphenomorphus latifasciatus

• Sphenomorphus leptofasciatus

• Sphenomorphus lineopunctulatus – line-spotted forest skink

• Sphenomorphus lingnanensis'

• Sphenomorphus longicaudatus

• Sphenomorphus loriae

• Sphenomorphus louisiadensis

• Sphenomorphus maculatus – spotted forest skink, maculated forest skink, stream-side skink

• Sphenomorphus maculicollus

• Sphenomorphus maindroni

• Sphenomorphus malaisei

• Sphenomorphus malayanus – Malayan forest skink

• Sphenomorphus melanopogon

• Sphenomorphus meyeri

• Sphenomorphus microtympanum

• Sphenomorphus mimicus – dwarf forest skink

• Sphenomorphus mimikanus

• Sphenomorphus minutus

• Sphenomorphus modiglianii

• Sphenomorphus muelleri – forest skink, Müllers Kielskink

• Sphenomorphus multisquamatus

• Sphenomorphus murudensis

• Sphenomorphus necopinatus

• Sphenomorphus neuhaussi

• Sphenomorphus nigriventris

• Sphenomorphus nigrolabris

• Sphenomorphus nigrolineatus

• Sphenomorphus oligolepis

• Sphenomorphus orientalis

• Sphenomorphus papuae

• Sphenomorphus phuquocensis – Phu Quoc Island forest skink

• Sphenomorphus praesignis – blotched forest skink

• Sphenomorphus pratti

• Sphenomorphus preylangensis – Prey Lang forest skink

• Sphenomorphus puncticentralis

• Sphenomorphus rarus

• Sphenomorphus rufus

• Sphenomorphus sabanus – Sabah slender skink

• Sphenomorphus sanana

• Sphenomorphus sanctus – Java forest skink

• Sphenomorphus sarasinorum

• Sphenomorphus schlegeli

• Sphenomorphus schultzei

• Sphenomorphus scotophilus – Selangor forest skink

• Sphenomorphus scutatus – Palau ground skink

• Sphenomorphus senja

• Sphenomorphus sheai – Shea's forest skink

• Sphenomorphus shelfordi

• Sphenomorphus simus – common forest skink

• Sphenomorphus solomonis

• Sphenomorphus stellatus – Perak forest skink, starry forest skink

• Sphenomorphus striolatus

• Sphenomorphus sungaicolus

• Sphenomorphus taiwanensis

• Sphenomorphus tanahtinggi

• Sphenomorphus tanneri – Tanner’s skink

• Sphenomorphus taylori – Taylor’s Solomon skink

• Sphenomorphus tenuiculus

• Sphenomorphus tersus – Nakhon Si-Thammarat forest skink, Thai forest skink

• Sphenomorphus tetradactylus

• Sphenomorphus tonkinensis – Tonkin forest skink

• Sphenomorphus transversus

• Sphenomorphus tridigitus

• Sphenomorphus tritaeniatus

• Sphenomorphus tropidonotus

• Sphenomorphus undulatus – wavy-backed forest skink

• Sphenomorphus vanheurni

• Sphenomorphus variegatus

• Sphenomorphus wau

• Sphenomorphus wollastoni

• Sphenomorphus woodfordi

• Sphenomorphus yersini – Yersin’s forest skink

• Sphenomorphus zimmeri

• Sphenomorphus tophus

"Hinulia" elegans, described by Gray in 1838, is unidentified, but may be Eulamprus tenuis, which is also known as Concinnia tenuis (Gray, 1831).

Geographic range

Species of Sphenomorphus are found mainly in Southeast Asia but have also been found in India and northwards to China.

References

Further reading

• Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Sphenomorphus, new genus, p.23). (in Latin).

External links

• species:Jeremy AustinAustin JJ, Edwin Nicholas ArnoldArnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. (HTML abstract)

• :fr:Allen Eddy GreerGreer, Allen E.; species:Patrick DavidDavid, Patrick; species:Alexandre TeyniéTeynié, Alexandre (2006). "The Southeast Asian scincid lizard Siaphos tridigitus Bourret, 1939 (Reptilia, Scincidae): a second specimen". Zoosystema 28 (3): 785-790. PDF fulltext

• species:Glenn Michael SheaShea GM, species:J. Pieter MichelsMichels JP (2008). "A replacement name for Sphenomorphus keiensis (Kopstein, 1926) from the southeastern Moluccas, Indonesia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) with a redescription of the species". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 82 (52): 737-747. PDF