Scincella reevesii

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Scincella reevesii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. reevesii
Binomial name
Scincella reevesii
(Gray, 1838)
Synonyms [1]
  • Tiliqua reevesii
    Gray, 1838
  • Eumeces reevesii
    Günther, 1864
  • Lygosoma nigropunctatum
    Bocourt, 1878
  • Lygosoma kakhiensis
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Leiolopisma eunice
    Cochran, 1927
  • Leiolopisma reevesii
    Schmidt, 1927
  • Leiolopisma smithi
    Cochran, 1941
  • Scincella reevesii
    Mittleman, 1952
  • Leiolopisma pootipongi
    Taylor, 1962
  • Scincella ochracea
    Greer, 1974
  • Sphenomorphus reevesii
    Das, 1997
  • Scincella reevesii
    Linkem et al., 2011

Scincella reevesii (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves. [2]

Geographic range

S. reevesii is found in southern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong), Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) and south to Western Malaysia, Myanmar, India, and Nepal. [1] There is also a questionable record from Korea. Reports from Bangladesh represent Sphenomorphus maculatus . [1]

Reproduction

S. reevesii is ovoviviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Scincella reevesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 July 2017.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella reevesii, p. 218).

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