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Mesoscincus

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Mesoscincus
Mesoscincus schwartzei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Scincinae
Genus: Mesoscincus
Griffith, Ngo & Murphy, 2000

Mesoscincus[1] is a genus of lizards, comprising three species of skinks native to Mexico and Central America. The species were formerly included in the genus Eumeces.

Species

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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mesoscincus.

References

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  1. ^ Genus Mesoscincus at The Reptile Database.
  2. ^ Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Urbina, Antonio; Salazar, Gilberto (2010). "Geographic distribution: Mesoscincus managuae (Managua skink)". Herpetological Review 41 (1): 107.

Further reading

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  • Griffith, Hugh; Ngo, André; Murphy, Robert W. (2000). "A Cladistic Evaluation of the Cosmopolitan Genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 1–16. (Mesoscincus, new genus).