Scincella cherriei (Cope 1893)

Scincella cherriei, commonly known as the brown forest skink and Cope's brown forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central America and adjacent southeastern Mexico. Three subspecies are recognized.

Etymology

The specific name, cherriei, is in honor of George Kruck Cherrie, who was an American naturalist and ornithologist.^[3]

The subspecific name, stuarti, is in honor of American herpetologist Laurence Cooper Stuart.^[3]

Geographic range

S. cherriei is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán), and Nicaragua.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. cherriei is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,860 m (6,100 ft).^[1]

Diet

S. cherriei preys upon small invertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

S. cherriei is oviparous.^[1][2]

Subspecies

The following three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Scincella cherriei cherriei (Cope, 1893)
• Scincella cherriei ixbaac (L. Stuart, 1940)
• Scincella cherriei stuarti (H.M. Smith, 1941)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Scincella.

References

Scincella cherriei es una especie de lagarto que pertenece a la familia Scincidae.^[3]​ Es nativo de México, Belice, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá.^[1]​ Su rango altitudinal oscila entre 0 y 1860 msnm.^[1]​

Taxonomía

Se reconocen las siguientes subespecies::^[3]​

• Scincella cherriei cherriei (Cope, 1893)
• Scincella cherriei ixbaac (Stuart, 1940)
• Scincella cherriei stuarti (Smith, 1941)

Referencias

Scincella cherriei Scincella generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Scincidae familian sailkatuta dago.

Erreferentziak

Kanpo estekak

Ikus, gainera

• Scincidae

Sphenomorphus cherriei Sphenomorphus generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Scincidae familian sailkatuta dago.

Erreferentziak

Kanpo estekak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Sphenomorphus
• Scincidae

Scincella cherriei est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre jusqu'à 1 860 m d'altitude au Mexique, au Belize, au Guatemala, au Honduras, au Salvador, au Nicaragua, au Costa Rica. Sa présence est incertaine au Panama^[1].

Description

C'est un saurien ovipare^[1].

Liste des sous-espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (3 décembre 2012)^[2] :

• Scincella cherriei cherriei (Cope, 1893)
• Scincella cherriei ixbaac (Stuart, 1940)
• Scincella cherriei stuarti (Smith, 1941)

Publications originales

• Cope, 1893 : Second addition to the knowledge of the Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 31, p. 333-345 (texte intégral).
• Smith, 1941 : A new race of Lygosoma from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 54, p. 181-182 (texte intégral)
• Stuart, 1940 : Notes on the Lampropholis group of Middle American Lygosoma (Scincidae) with descriptions of two new forms. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, n^o 421, p. 1-16 (texte intégral).

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