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]

File:Scincella caudaequinae, Horsetail Falls ground skink, Tamaulipas.jpg
Horsetail Falls ground skink (Scincella caudaequinae) municipality of Jaumave, Tamaulipas, Mexico (11 August 2003).

Species

The genus Scincella contains the following 53 recognized species:[4][5]

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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  1. ^ a b c Script error: No such module "template wrapper".
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nicoletto, Paul F. (September 1985). "The Relative Roles of Vision and Olfaction in Prey Detection by the Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis". Journal of Herpetology. 19 (3): 411–415. doi:10.2307/1564269. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1564269.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rheubert, J.L.; McHugh, H.H.; Collier, M.H.; Sever, D.M.; Gribbins, K.M. (July 2009). "Temporal germ cell development strategy during spermatogenesis within the testis of the Ground Skink, Scincella lateralis (Sauria: Scincidae)". Theriogenology. 72 (1): 54–61. doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.01.021. ISSN 0093-691X. PMID 19344944.
  4. ^ Scincella at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nguyen, Sang Ngoc; Nguyen, Vu Dang Hoang; Nguyen, Luan Thanh; Murphy, Robert W. (2020-10-28). "A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Vietnam". Zootaxa. 4868 (3): 423–434. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4868.3.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33311393. S2CID 228957224.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Liu, Fan; Pu, Hongli; Tan, Songwen; Chen, Jiahao; Cai, Bo; Lyu, Bing; Shu, Guocheng; Wu, Yayong; Guo, Peng (2026-04-03). "Two new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from southwestern China". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 102 (2): 575–588. Bibcode:2026ZooEv.102..575L. doi:10.3897/zse.102.184613.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pham, Anh Van; Do, Dang Trong; Nguyen, Truong Quang; Hoang, Chung Van; Nguyen, Mai Hong Thi; Le, Minh; Le, Minh Duc; Ziegler, Thomas; Pham, Cuong The (2026-03-31). "A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Dak Lak Province, Vietnam". ZooKeys (1275): 275–298. Bibcode:2026ZooK.1275..275P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1275.178070. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 13058599. PMID 41960290.

Further reading

  • Mittleman MB (1950). "The Generic Status of Scincus lateralis Say, 1823". Herpetologica 6 (2): 17–24. (Scincella, new genus).
  • Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ouboter, PE (1986). "A revision of the genus Scincella (Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae) of Asia, with some notes on its evolution". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 229: 1–66.

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