Lygosoma
| Lygosoma | |
|---|---|
| Lygosoma quadrupes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1828 |
| Type species | |
| Anguis quadrupes Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
|
16, see text | |
Lygosoma is a genus of lizards, commonly known as supple skinks or writhing skinks, which are members of the family Scincidae. Lygosoma is the type genus of the subfamily Lygosominae. The common name, writhing skinks, refers to the way these stubby-legged animals move, snake-like but more slowly and more awkwardly.