Plestiodon brevirostris

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Plestiodon brevirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. brevirostris
Binomial name
Plestiodon brevirostris
(Günther, 1860)
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Plestiodon brevirostris, the short-nosed skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico. [2]

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Description

P.Brevirostris can reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 129.8 mm, but on average is around 59.3-62.4 mm. It has a stout olive-gray body, with two dorsolateral light stripes from snout to hind legs, as well as dark brownish-black stripes on the side. The short-nosed skink’s belly is pigmented and speckled with scattered dark dots. The male’s supralabials are reddish. Fully grown adults have a red or brown (ground color) tail, unlike juvenile tails, which are metallic blue. [2]

Reproduction

The short-nosed skink is ovoviviparous. [2]

Habitat

Short-nosed skinks are endemic to Mexico, and can be found in Guerrero Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, MIchoacan, and Nayarit. They live in forests and shrublands at high elevations. [2]

Entomology

The specific name Brevirostris was named after the latin “brevis”, meaning short, and “rostrum” which means beak/proboscis. [2]

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References

  1. Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Ponce-Campos, P. (2007). "Plestiodon brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64221A12754748. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64221A12754748.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Plestiodon brevirostris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.