Plestiodon dugesii (THOMINOT, 1883)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Duges' Skink S: Eslabon
Synonym	Eumeces (Plestiodon) dugesii THOMINOT 1883 Eumeces dugesii — GÜNTHER 1885: 32 Eumeces (Plestiodon) dugesii — TAYLOR 1936: 472 Eumeces dugesii — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 169 Eumeces dugesii — DIXON 1969: 17 Eumeces dugesii — LINER 1994 Eumeces dugesii — GRIFFITH, NGO & MURPHY 2000 Plestiodon dugesii — SCHMITZ et al. 2004
Distribution	Mexico (Guanajuato, Jalisco ?, Michoacán) Type locality: “Province Guanajuato”; restricted to the city of Guanajuato by SMITH & TAYLOR 1950.
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Syntypes: MNHN-RA 1883.0276-0277 (2 syntypes). See Brygoo (1985) for discussion of the extent of the type series.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Taylor 1936: 472
Comment	The identity of the specimen reported from Jalisco is not certain according to SMITH & TAYLOR 1950.
Etymology	Named after Professor Alfredo Augusto Duges (1826-1910), Professor of Natural History, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico.
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