Scincella kikaapoa

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Scincella kikaapoa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. kikaapoa
Binomial name
Scincella kikaapoa

Scincella kikaapoa is a species of skink endemic to Mexico. The specific name kikaapoa refers Kickapoo people from Coahuila, the region of the type locality of this species. [1]

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