| scincid 
 
 alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales;
 more dependent on moisture than most lizards;
 found in tropical regions worldwide
 • Syn:
 skink, scincid lizard
 • Hypernyms:
 lizard
 • Hyponyms:
 western skink, Eumeces skiltonianus, mountain skink, Eumeces callicephalus
 • Member Holonyms:
 Scincidae, family Scincidae
 
 
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