Scincella silvicola
| Scincella silvicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. silvicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella silvicola (Taylor, 1937) | |
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Scincella silvicola is a species of skink that lives in the highlands of Mexico from Puebla to Oaxaca. It occurs primarily in dry, scrubby areas and forests, especially pine forests. It is generally a common species and faces no major threats. It is most likely ovoviviparous.
Like all members of the genus Scincella, S. silvicola is long and cylindrical, with short limbs. Its color is light bronze or cream, and it has a dark stripe originating at the snout and running dorsolaterally across its body. Its maximum snout-vent length is about 53 millimeters.
References
- Canseco-Márquez, L. & G. Santos-Barrera (2007). "Scincella silvicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 16, 2009.
- García-Vásquez, Uri, and Manuel Feria-Ortiz. "Skinks of Mexico." Reptilia No. 49: 74-79.
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