Plestiodon lynxe

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Plestiodon lynxe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. lynxe
Binomial name
Plestiodon lynxe
(Wiegmann, 1834)
Plestiodon lynxe distribution.png
Synonyms [2]
  • Euprepes lynxe
    Wiegmann, 1834
  • Eumeces lynxe
    W. Peters, 1864
  • Plestiodon lynxe
    Schmitz et al., 2004

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]

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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]

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]

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References

  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.
  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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