Scincella reevesii

Scincella reevesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scincella
Species:	S. reevesii
Binomial name
	Scincella reevesii; (Gray, 1838)
Synonyms
	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;

Last updated March 04, 2021

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]

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 2 3 4 5 Scincella reevesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 July 2017.
↑ 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).