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skinks

Description: A diverse family of lizards, Scincidae, studied in zoology and herpetology for their classification, anatomy, distribution, and ecology.
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A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
2013 · R Pyron, Frank T Burbrink, et al. · BMC Evolutionary Biology · 1,641
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Partitioned Bayesian Analyses, Partition Choice, and the Phylogenetic Relationships of Scincid Lizards
2005 · Matthew C. Brandley, Andreas Schmitz, et al. · Systematic Biology · 689
Field guide to snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa
1998 · Choice Reviews Online · 655
Phylogenetic Studies of Coadaptation: Preferred Temperatures Versus Optimal Performance Temperatures of Lizards
1987 · Raymond B. Huey, Albert F. Bennett · Evolution · 597
A field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Britain and Europe
1978 · E. N. Arnold, John A. Burton, et al. · Collins eBooks · 505
Lizards: windows to the evolution of diversity
2004 · Choice Reviews Online · 468
Lizard Energetics and Diet
1973 · F. Harvey Pough · Ecology · 351
Maternal Manipulation of Offspring Phenotypes via Nest‐Site Selection in an Oviparous Lizard
1996 · Richard Shine, Peter S. Harlow · Ecology · 326
Ecology, Life-history, and Behavior in the Australian Scincid Genus Egernia, With Comments on the Evolution of Complex Sociality in Lizards
2003 · David G. Chapple · Herpetological Monographs · 291
Distribution, extent, and evolution of plant consumption by lizards
2002 · William E. Cooper, Laurie J. Vitt · Journal of Zoology · 279
Analysis and Visualization of Complex Macroevolutionary Dynamics: An Example from Australian Scincid Lizards
2014 · Daniel L. Rabosky, Stephen C. Donnellan, et al. · Systematic Biology · 250
The evolution of sexual dimorphism in the skink Eumeces laticeps: an example of sexual selection
1985 · Laurie J. Vitt, William E. Cooper Jr. · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 246
A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia
2003 · Steve Wilson, Gerry Swan · 222
Evolutionary Origins of Viviparity in the Reptilia. I. Sauria
1982 · Daniel G. Blackburn · Amphibia-Reptilia · 222
Global Taxonomic Diversity of Living Reptiles
2013 · Daniel Pincheira-Donoso, Aaron M. Bauer, et al. · PLoS ONE · 209
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Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation
1994 · D. R. Towns, Charles H. Daugherty · New Zealand Journal of Zoology · 209
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Phylogenetic relationships and limb loss in sub-Saharan African scincine lizards (Squamata: Scincidae)
2003 · A Whiting · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 208
Extinction and Outbreaks Accompany Fragmentation of a Reptile Community
2004 · Don A. Driscoll · Ecological Applications · 192
A subfamilial classification of scincid lizards
1970 · Greer, Allen E · Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) · 192
Co‐occurrence of multiple, supposedly incompatible modes of sex determination in a lizard population
2002 · R. Shine, M. J. Elphick, et al. · Ecology Letters · 191
Adaptive Strategies and Energetics of Tail Autonomy in Lizards
1977 · Laurie J. Vitt, Justin D. Congdon, et al. · Ecology · 186
Conserving dryland lizards by reducing predator‐mediated apparent competition and direct competition with introduced rabbits
2001 · Grant Norbury · Journal of Applied Ecology · 183
Rapid assessment of single‐copy nuclear DNA variation in diverse species
1993 · R. W. SLADE, C. MORITZ, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 183
The Abundance and Diversity of the Herpetofaunas of Tropical Forest Litter
1976 · Norman J. Scott · Biotropica · 183
Nesting lizards ( Bassiana duperreyi ) compensate partly, but not completely, for climate change
2009 · Rory S. Telemeco, Melanie J. Elphick, et al. · Ecology · 181
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