Scincella assata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scincella |
Species: | S. assata |
Binomial name | |
Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) | |
The red forest skink (Scincella assata) is a species of skink found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. [2]
Scincella is a genus of lizards in the skink family, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks. The exact number of 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.
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Scincella gemmingeri, commonly known as the forest ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Scincella melanosticta, also known as black ground skink or black-spotted smooth skink, is a species of skink in the genus of Scincella. It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and possibly also in Laos.
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Scincella devorator is a species of skink endemic to northern Vietnam.
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Scincella formosensis, also known as Van Denburgh's ground skink, is a species of skink endemic to Taiwan.
The mountainous dwarf skink is a species of skink found in China and Vietnam.
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Scincella potanini is a species of skink found in China.
Scincella punctatolineata, the Burma smooth skink, is a species of skink found in Myanmar and Thailand.
Scincella schmidti is a species of skink found in China.
Scincella tsinlingensis is a species of skink found in China.
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