Scincella
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Scincella is a genus of lizards in the skink family, Scincidae, commonly referred to as ground skinks.[1] The exact number of species in the genus is unclear, as taxonomic reclassification is ongoing, and sources vary widely. Scincella species primarily range throughout the temperate regions of the world and are typically small, fossorial lizards, which consume a wide variety of arthropods. They are a generalized insectivore with well developed chemosensory abilities.[2]
Description
The Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) a medium sized skink, that have a shiny brown back. They are most commonly found in moist woodland areas throughout the southeastern United States.[3]
Species
The genus Scincella contains the following 39 recognized species:[4][5]
- Scincella apraefrontalis Nguyen et al., 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Huulien ground skink
- Scincella assata (Cope, 1864)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - red forest skink
- Scincella badenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, & Murphy, 2019Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Baden ground skink
- Scincella baraensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen & Murphy, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella barbouri (Stejneger, 1925) - Barbour's ground skink
- Scincella boettgeri (Van Denburgh, 1912) - Boettger's ground skink
- Scincella capitanea Ouboter, 1986 - large ground skink
- Scincella caudaequinae (H.M. Smith, 1951) - Horsetail Falls ground skink
- Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - brown forest skink
- Scincella darevskii Nguyen et al., 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Darevsky's ground skink
- Scincella devorator (Darevsky, Orlov & Cuc, 2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella doriae (Boulenger, 1887) - Doria's ground skink, Doria's smooth skink
- Scincella dunan Koizumi, Ota, & Hikida, 2022
- Scincella forbesorum (Taylor, 1937)
- Scincella formosensis (Van Denburgh, 1912) - Van Denburgh's ground skink
- Scincella gemmingeri (Cope, 1864) - forest ground skink
- Scincella huanrenensis Zhao & Huang, 1982
- Scincella incerta (Stuart, 1940)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella kikaapoa García-Vázquez et al., 2010Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella lateralis (Say, 1823) - little brown skink, ground skink
- Scincella macrotis (Steindachner, 1867) - large-eared ground skink
- Scincella melanosticta (Boulenger, 1887) - black ground skink, black-spotted smooth skink
- Scincella modesta (Günther, 1864) - modest ground skink
- Scincella monticola (K.P. Schmidt, 1925) - mountainous dwarf skink
- Scincella nigrofasciata Neang, Chan, & Poyarkov, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella ochracea (Bourret, 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella potanini (Günther, 1896)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella przewalskii (Bedriaga, 1912)
- Scincella punctatolineata (Boulenger, 1893) - Burma smooth skink
- Scincella rara (Darevsky & Orlov, 1997) - double subdigital-pads skink
- Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838) - Reeves's smooth skink
- Scincella rufocaudata (Darevsky & Nguyen, 1983)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - red-tailed ground skink
- Scincella rupicola (M.A. Smith, 1916)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella schmidti (Barbour, 1927)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Scincella silvicola (Taylor, 1937)
- Scincella tsinlingensis (Hu & Zhao, 1966)
- Scincella vandenburghi (K.P. Schmidt, 1927) - Korean skink, Tsushima ground skink, Tsushima smooth skink)
- Scincella victoriana (Shreve, 1940)[1]
- Scincella wangyuezhaoi Jia, Gao, Huang, Ren, Jiang, & Li, 2023
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Scincella.
References
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Further reading
- Mittleman MB (1950). "The Generic Status of Scincus lateralis Say, 1823". Herpetologica 6 (2): 17–24. (Scincella, new genus).
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