Complex sentence: The genus "Spondylurus"--vernacularly known as the Antillean four-lined skinks--is a neotropical skink taxon including many species that are characterized by four (occasionally three to six) dark dorsolateral stripes.
Split into simpler sentences: The genus "Spondylurus", vernacularly known as the Antillean four-lined skinks, is a neotropical skink taxon including many species. Species in the genus "Spondylurus" are characterized by four (occasionally three to six) dark dorsolateral stripes.