Mesoscincus schwartzei

Mesoscincus schwartzei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Mesoscincus
Species:	M. schwartzei
Binomial name
Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

The Mayan black-headed skink or Schwartze's skink (Mesoscincus schwartzei) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzei, is in honor of "Dr. E. W. E. Schwartze" who was associated with the zoo in Hamburg, Germany. ^[3] This probably refers to Erich Wilhelm Edmund Schwartze (1810–1885).

References

1. Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Mesoscincus schwartzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T64243A3133970. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64243A3133970.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Mesoscincus schwartzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesoscincus altamirani, p. 6; Mesoscincus schwartzei, p. 239).