Scincella silvicola (TAYLOR, 1937)
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Scincella silvicola
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | S: Correlón E: Taylor’s Ground Skink |
| Synonym | Leiolopisma silvicolum TAYLOR 1937: 5 Scincella silvicola — MITTLEMAN 1950: 20 Scincella silvicola — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 158 Scincella silvicola — GREER 1974: 7 Scincella silvicola — LINER 1994 Scincella silvicola — GARCIA-VÁZQUEZ & FERIA-ORTIZ 2006 Scincella silvicola silvicola — GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ et al. 2010 Scincella silvicola — LINKEM et al. 2011 Scincella silvicola — LEMOS-ESPINAL et al. 2016: 131 |
| Distribution | Mexico (atlantic slopes in C Veracruz and in the headwaters of the Rio Papaloapam in Oaxaca, Quéretaro, Hidalgo, Tamaulipas, Puebla, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila). Type locality: Forested hill about 10 miles southeast of Córdoba, near San Lorenzo, Veracruz. |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 100008 (fide SHEA & GREER 2002); was: EHT-HMS 10033 |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS. A member of the "Oligosoma" group, having two fronto-parietals, Interparietal enclosed by parietals. Scales in 30-32 rows around middle of body, 38-40 about axillary region; lateral scales smaller than dorsals which in turn are smaller than ventrals; 20 lamellae under longest toe; normally two pairs of nuchals, anterior not in contact with the upper secondary temporal; limbs pentadactyl, elongate; when adpressed they overlap somewhat more than length of longest toe; posterior loreal higher than long. Ear opening large, round, smaller than eye opening; tympanum deeply sunk; frontal shorter than frontoparietals and interparietals together. Above brown,with a light dorsolateral line interrupted by dark brown dots. A rather distinct, lateral, dark brown stripe, punctated with small, rounded, dull cream spots; uniform cream-white below, without pigment or metallic reflections, save a few dark spots on latter half of tail (Taylor 1937). Color: Above, dark olive-brown to bronzy brown, with numerous minute darker flecks, not showing any tendency to form lines; a very indistinct, narrow, dorsolateral, light line on middle of fourth scale row, interrupted irregularlybydarkspots. Belowlightlineisabroad,darkbrownorblackish stripe, with numerous lighter dots, covering two whole rows and two half-scale rows; the five scale rows below the stripe are pigmented with ashy-gray; a few scattered dark brown spots on the side; a light area in superciliary region and greater part of eyelid pigmentless; lips light with darker areas on sutures; limbs light tan above, with numerous irregular blackish flecks; undersurfaceof hands and feet dark; a very indistinct light line from eye through the ear to arm, crossing about middle of ear; under surface of body and limbs creamy white; tail lighter brown than body (Taylor 1937). |
| Comment | Distribution: Not listed for San Luis Potosí by Lemos-Espinal et al. 2018 (checklist SLP). |
| Etymology | The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words silva, meaning "forest" and - cola, meaning "an inhabitant." |
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