any of a family (Scincidae) of widely distributed lizards having an elongated, shiny body, smooth scales, and short legs, chiefly a) Mobouia quadrilineata, b) Eumeces isodactylus, c) Eumeces tapprobanensis, d) Tiliqua rubiventris, and e) Tiliqua pulchra.

any of a family (Scincidae) of widely distributed lizards having an elongated, shiny body, smooth scales, and short legs, chiefly a) Mobouia quadrilineata, b) Eumeces isodactylus, c) Eumeces tapprobanensis, d) Tiliqua rubiventris, and e) Tiliqua pulchra.