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Mesoscincus managuae (DUNN, 1933)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Managua Skink 
SynonymEumeces managuae DUNN 1933: 67
Eurylepis managuae — DUNN 1933
Eumeces managuae — TAYLOR 1936: 104
Eumeces managuae — PETERS & DONOSO-BARROS 1970: 119
Eumeces managuae — REEDER 1988
Mesoscincus managuae — GRIFFITH, NGO & MURPHY 2000
Eumeces managuae — KÖHLER 2000: 92
Eumeces managuae — WILSON & MCCRANIE 2002
Mesoscincus managuae — SCHMITZ et al. 2004
Mesoscincus managuae — MCCRANIE 2018
Mesoscincus managuae — MARTÍNEZ-FONSECA et al. 2024 
DistributionCosta Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador (HR 33: 322), Guatemala

Type locality: Aviation field, Managua, Nicaragua.  
Reproductionoviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: USNM 89474, male (fide TAYLOR 1936: 27) 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A large species, a member of the Schwartzei group, characterized by 2 median series of greatly expanded scutes, extending from the shoulders to a point near the base of the tail; inner preanal scutes overlapping the outer; nostril pierced in a very small nasal directly above the suture of the rostral and first labial; upper palpebral series all in contact with the superciliaries; four pairs of expanded nuchals; two tertiary temporals, not strongly differentiated; one postmental; a postnasal; three presuboculars; two pairs of postlabials; large auricular lobules; terminal lamellae of toes bound tightly about base of claws; two greatly enlarged heel plates; subcaudals transversely widened; no differentiated lateral postanal scute; adpressed limbs widely separated; brown, dark lined, above.


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CommentNote that the photo legends of Mesoscincus managuae and Ameiva undulata in Leenders (2004) have been mixed up.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyThe name managuae refers to the city of Managua, Nicaragua, the type locality of the species. 
References
  • ACEVEDO, M. 2006. Anfibios y reptiles de Guatemala: una breve síntesis con bibliografía. Pp.487–524 In E. B. Cano (Ed.), Biodiversidad de Guatemala. Volumen I. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala
  • ARIANO-SÁNCHEZ, D., A. URBINA, AND G. SALAZAR. 2010. Geographic Distribution. Mesoscincus managuae (Managua Skink). Herpetological Review 41: 107 - get paper here
  • Cruz D., G. A., WILSON, L. D., & ESPINOSA, J. 1979. Twa additions to the reptile fauna of Honduras, Eumeces managuae Dunn and Agkistrodon bilineatus (Günther), with comments on Pelamis platurus (Linnaeus). Herpetological Review 10 (2): 26-27 - get paper here
  • Cruz, G.; Wilson, L.D.; Espinosa, J. 1979. Two ADDITIONS TO THE REPTILE FAUNA OF HONDURAS) EUMECES MANAGUAE DUNN AND AGKISTRODON BILINEATUS (GUNTHER)) WITH COMMENTS ON PELAMIS PLATURUS (LINNAEUS). Herpetological Review 10 (1): 26-27 - get paper here
  • Duellman, William E. 1966. The Central American herpetofauna: An ecological perspective. Copeia 1966 (4): 700-719 - get paper here
  • Dunn, E. R. 1933. A new lizard from Nicaragua. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 46: 67-68 - get paper here
  • Espinal MR, Mora JM 2019. Distributional extension for a dry forest species, Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) (Squamata, Scincidae), on the Subhumid Caribbean versant of Honduras. Check List 15(2): 269-273 - get paper here
  • GREENBAUM, E., N. HERRERA, R. IBARRA PORTILLO, O. KOMAR, AND R. RIVERA. 2002. Geographic Distribution. Mesoscincus managuae (Managua Skink). Herpetological Review 33: 322 - get paper here
  • Griffith, H., A. Ngo & R. W. Murphy 2000. A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 1-16 - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
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  • Leenders, T. 2004. Der Nationalpark “El Imposible” in El Salvador. Reptilia (Münster) 9 (48): 45-49 - get paper here
  • Martínez-Fonseca JG, Holmes IA, Sunyer J, Westeen EP, Grundler MR, Cerda PA, Fernández-Mena MA, Loza-Molina JC, Monagan IV Jr., Nondorf D, Pandelis GG, Rabosky ARD 2023. A collection and analysis of amphibians and reptiles from Nicaragua with new country and departmental records. Check List 20(1): 58-125 - get paper here
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  • Šmek, P. P. Uetz, and C. J. Pavón-Vázquez. 2017. Range extension of Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) in Guatemala. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (4): 955–958 - get paper here
  • Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here
  • Sunyer, J. & Köhler, G. 2007. New county and departmental records of herpetofauna in Nicaragua. Salamandra 43 (1): 57-62 - get paper here
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