Scincella melanosticta

Scincella melanosticta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Scincella
Species:	S. melanosticta
Binomial name
Scincella melanosticta (Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms
Lygosoma melanostictum Boulenger 1887 Lygosoma melanosticum (sic!) Smith 1916 Lygosoma reevesi melanosticum Smith 1935 Leiolopisma siamensis TAYLOR & Elbel 1958 Leiolopisma melanostictum Taylor 1963 Leiolopisma siamensis Taylor 1963 Scincella melanosticta Greer 1974 Scincella siamensis Greer 1974 Scincella melanosticta Manthey & Grossmann 1997 Scincella melanosticta Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011 Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis (Cochran 1927) Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Cochran 1927 Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Taylor 1963 Scincella kohtaoensis Greer 1974 Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis Ouboter 1986 Scincella kohtaoensis Shea & Greer 2002

Scincella melanosticta, also known as black ground skink or black-spotted smooth skink, is a species of skink in the genus of Scincella . ^{[2] [3]} It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and possibly also in Laos. ^[3]

References

1. Neang, T.; Cota, M.; Wogan, G.; Lwin, K.; Nguyen, N.S.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Scincella melanosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T102649104A102649183. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649104A102649183.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Scincella melanosticta". Thenationalparks.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. Scincella melanosticta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 October 2014.

External links

• "Flickr photo from Cambodia by Lukas Ackermann" . Retrieved 12 January 2014.