Scincella tsinlingensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scincella |
Species: | S. tsinlingensis |
Binomial name | |
Scincella tsinlingensis (Hu & Zhou, 1966) | |
Scincella tsinlingensis is a species of skink found in China. [2]
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