Mesoscincus
| Mesoscincus | |
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| Mesoscincus schwartzei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mesoscincus |
| Species | |
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Mesoscincus[1] is a genus comprising three species of skink native to Mexico and Central America. They were formerly included in the genus Eumeces.
Species
- Tepalcatepec Skink, Mesoscincus altamirani (Dugès, 1891) – Mexico
- Managua Skink, Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala [2] and El Salvador
- Schwartz' Skink, Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884) – Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize
References
- ↑ Genus Mesoscincus at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel, Antonio Urbina and Gilberto Salazar. 2010. Geographic distribution: Mesoscincus managuae (Managua skink). Herpetological Review. 41 (1): 107
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