Scincella caudaequinae (SMITH, 1951)
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Scincella caudaequinae
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Horsetail Falls Ground Skink, Horsehead Ground Skink S: Salamanquesa de Cola Café |
| Synonym | Leiolopisma caudaequinae SMITH 1951 Scincella caudaequinae — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 158 Scincella silvicola caudaequinae — DARLING & SMITH 1954 Scincella caudaequinae — GREER 1974: 32 Scincella silvicola caudaequinae — LINER 1994 Scincella caudaequinae — SHEA & GREER 2002: 156 Scincella syvicola caudaequinae — LAZCANO VILLARREAL & DIXON 2002 Scincella caudaequinae — GARCIA-VÁZQUEZ & FERIA-ORTIZ 2006 Scincella silvicola caudaequinae — LINER & CASAS-ANDREU 2008: 88 Scincella silvicola caudaequinae — GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ et al. 2010 Scincella caudaequinae — LINKEM et al. 2011 Scincella silvicola caudaequinae — LAZCANO et al. 2017 |
| Distribution | Mexico (S San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas). Type locality: Salto Cola de Caballo, 25 miles south of Monterrey. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: INHS (= UIMNH) 10131 = Univ. Illinois Mus. Nat. Hist., paratypes: USNM (from 10 miles west of Naranjo, San Luis Potosi) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A member of the genus Leiolopisma similar and related to L. silvicolum, having a divided frontoparietal, 61-70 dorsals, a brown lateral stripe involving ear, 28-32 scale rows, and large, strong limbs overlapping in adults when adpressed and the fore-limb reaching eye; differing from silvicolum in having usually 1 pair of nuchals, 17-19 lamellae under the fourth toe, and a continuous, unbroken dorsolateral light stripe. (Smith 1951) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1113 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Distribution: Not listed for San Luis Potosí by Lemos-Espinal & Dixon 2013; not listed for Nuevo León by LEMOS-ESPINAL et al. 2016 (who consider caudaequinae as a subspecies of S. silvicola, Lemos-Espinal, pers. comm. 5 June 2016). Although the type locality has been said to be in Nuevo León, this species is not in Nuevo León fide Nevárez-de los Reyes et al. 2016. Not in Querétaro fide Tepos-Ramírez et al. (2023). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality, the Horsetail Falls. |
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