Acritoscincus

{{Short description|Genus of lizards}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = 3linedskink1.jpg

| image_caption = Eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi)

| taxon = Acritoscincus

| authority = Wells & Wellington, 1985Acritoscincus Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1985. A classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 1-61 [22] [replacement name]

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = 3, see text

| type_species = Lygosoma duperreyi

| type_species_authority = Gray, 1838

}}

Acritoscincus is a genus of Australian skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Oligosoma appears to be a fairly close relative.{{aut|Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N.}} (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. {{doi|10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011}} (HTML abstract) An alternative name is Bassiana.