| Scincella cherriei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. cherriei |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Scincella cherriei, commonly known as the brown forest skink and Cope's brown forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central America and adjacent southeastern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized.
The specific name, cherriei, is in honor of George Kruck Cherrie, who was an American naturalist and ornithologist. [3]
S. cherriei is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán), and Nicaragua. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. cherriei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,860 m (6,100 ft). [1]
The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
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