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Scincella genus of lizards in the skink family , Scincidae , commonly referred to as ground skinks .[1] species in the genus is unclear, as taxonomic reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropods . They are a generalized insectivore with well developed chemosensory abilities.[2]
Description [ edit ]
The Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) a medium sized skink, that have a shiny brown back. They are most commonly found in moist woodland areas throughout the southeastern United States .[3]
Horsetail Falls ground skink (Scincella caudaequinae ) municipality of Jaumave, Tamaulipas, Mexico (11 August 2003).
Species [ edit ]
The genus Scincella contains the following 39 recognized species:[4] [5]
Scincella apraefrontalis Nguyen et al., 2010
Scincella assata (Cope , 1864) - red forest skink
Scincella badenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, & Murphy, 2019 - Baden ground skink
Scincella baraensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen & Murphy, 2020
Scincella barbouri (Stejneger , 1925) - Barbour's ground skink
Scincella boettgeri (Van Denburgh , 1912) - Boettger's ground skink
Scincella capitanea Ouboter , 1986
Scincella caudaequinae (H.M. Smith , 1951) - Horsetail Falls ground skink
Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893) - brown forest skink
Scincella darevskii Nguyen et al., 2010 - Darevsky's ground skink
Scincella devorator (Darevsky , Orlov & Cuc , 2004)
Scincella doriae (Boulenger , 1887) - Doria's ground skink, Doria's smooth skink
Scincella dunan Koizumi, Ota, & Hikida, 2022
Scincella forbesorum (Taylor , 1937)
Scincella formosensis (Van Denburgh, 1912) - Van Denburgh's ground skink
Scincella gemmingeri (Cope, 1864) - forest ground skink
Scincella huanrenensis Zhao & Huang , 1982
Scincella incerta (Stuart , 1940)
Scincella kikaapoa García-Vázquez et al., 2010
Scincella lateralis (Say , 1823) - little brown skink, ground skink
Scincella macrotis (Steindachner , 1867) - large-eared ground skink
Scincella melanosticta (Boulenger, 1887) - black ground skink, black-spotted smooth skink
Scincella modesta (Günther, 1864) - modest ground skink
Scincella monticola (K.P. Schmidt , 1925) - mountainous dwarf skink
Scincella nigrofasciata Neang, Chan, & Poyarkov, 2018
Scincella ochracea (Bourret , 1937)
Scincella potanini (Günther, 1896)
Scincella przewalskii (Bedriaga , 1912)
Scincella punctatolineata (Boulenger, 1893) - Burma smooth skink
Scincella rara (Darevsky & Orlov, 1997) - double subdigital-pads skink
Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838) - Reeves's smooth skink
Scincella rufocaudata (Darevsky & Nguyen, 1983) - red-tailed ground skink
Scincella rupicola (M.A. Smith, 1916)
Scincella schmidti (Barbour , 1927)
Scincella silvicola (Taylor, 1937)
Scincella tsinlingensis (Hu
Scincella vandenburghi (K.P. Schmidt, 1927) - Korean skink, Tsushima ground skink, Tsushima smooth skink)
Scincella victoriana (Shreve , 1940) [1]
Scincella wangyuezhaoi Jia, Gao, Huang, Ren, Jiang, & Li, 2023
Nota bene binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Scincella .
References [ edit ]
^ Rheubert, J.L.; McHugh, H.H.; Collier, M.H.; Sever, D.M.; Gribbins, K.M. (July 2009). "Temporal germ cell development strategy during spermatogenesis within the testis of the Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis (Sauria: Scincidae)" . Theriogenology . 72 1 ): 54–61. doi :10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.01.021 . ISSN 0093-691X . PMID 19344944 .
^ Scincella Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 11 July 2014.
^ Nguyen, Sang Ngoc; Nguyen, Vu Dang Hoang; Nguyen, Luan Thanh; Murphy, Robert W. (2020-10-28). "A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Vietnam" . Zootaxa . 4868 (3 ): 423–434. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.4868.3.6 . ISSN 1175-5334 . PMID 33311393 . S2CID 228957224 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Mittleman MB (1950). "The Generic Status of Scincus lateralis Say, 1823". Herpetologica 6 2 ): 17–24. (Scincella , new genus).
Ouboter PE (1986). "A revision of the genus Scincella (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) of Asia, with some notes on its evolution". Zoologische Verhandelingen 229 : 1-66.
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