Scincella gemmingeri

Scincella gemmingeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species: S. gemmingeri
Binomial name
Scincella gemmingeri
(Cope, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oligosoma gemmingeri
    Cope, 1864
  • Lygosoma (Mocoa) gemmingeri — Bocourt, 1881
  • Lygosoma laterale (part)
    — Boulenger, 1887
  • Leiolopisma gemmingeri
    — Taylor, 1937
  • Scincella gemmingeri
    — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950[1]

Scincella gemmingeri, commonly known as the forest ground skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, gemmingeri, is in honor of German coleopterist Max Gemminger.[2]

Geographic range

S. gemmingeri is found in the coastal regions of the Mexican state of Veracruz and various surrounding states.

Habitat

As its common name implies, the forest ground skink occurs primarily in forests, especially rainforests, oak forests, cloud forests, and tropical evergreen forests, although it is also sometimes found on pastureland.

Conservation status

S. gemmingeri is a common species and faces no major threats.

Reproduction

S. gemmingeri is ovoviviparous.

Description

Like all members of the genus Scincella, S. gemmingeri is long and cylindrical, with short limbs. Its color is dark gray, and it has a dark stripe originating at the snout and running dorsolaterally across its body. Its maximum snout-vent length (SVL) is about 45 mm (1.8 in).

References

  1. ↑ "Scincella gemmingeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella gemmingeri, p. 99).

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