Plestiodon lynxe

Plestiodon lynxe
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. lynxe
Binomial name
	Plestiodon lynxe; (Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms
	Euprepes lynxe; Wiegmann, 1834; Eumeces lynxe; — W. Peters, 1864; Plestiodon lynxe; — Schmitz et al., 2004;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Plestiodon lynxe, also known commonly as the oak forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. lynxe is oak forest or pine-oak forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,700 m (5,900–8,900 ft).^[1]

Diet

P. bellii preys upon insects and other arthropods.^[1]

Reproduction

P. lynxe is viviparous.^[1]^[2] Maximum recorded litter size is five neonates.^[1]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Plestiodon lynxe bellii Gray, 1845
Plestiodon lynxe furcirostris (Cope, 1885)
Plestiodon lynxe lynxe(Wiegmann, 1834)

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Plestiodon.

Etymology

The subspecific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell.^[3]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Ponce-Campos, P. (2007). "Plestiodon lynxe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64232A12756839. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64232A12756839.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Plestiodon lynxe at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ 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. (Plestiodon lynxe bellii, p. 22).

Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Scincidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Eumeces lynxe, p. 380).
Hartweg N (1931). "Apparent ovoviviparity in the Mexican skink Eumeces lynxae [sic] Wiegmann". Copeia1931 (2): 60.
Webb RG (1968). "The Mexican skink Eumeces lynxe (Squamata, Scincidae)". Publications of the Museum, Michigan State University, Biological Series4 (1): 1–28.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Ponce-Campos, P. (2007). "Plestiodon lynxe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64232A12756839. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64232A12756839.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Plestiodon lynxe at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.

[3] 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. (Plestiodon lynxe bellii, p. 22).

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