Mesoscincus altamirani

The Tepalcatepec skink (Mesoscincus altamirani) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Mesoscincus altamirani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Mesoscincus
Species:
M. altamirani
Binomial name
Mesoscincus altamirani
(Dugès, 1891)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eumeces altamirani
    Dugés, 1891
  • Mesoscincus altamirani
    — H. Griffith, A. Ngo & R. Murphy, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, altamirani, is in honor of Federico Altamirano who collected the holotype.[3]

Geographic range

M. altamirani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. altamirani is forest.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. altamirani is unknown.[2]

References
  1. Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Mesoscincus altamirani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64242A12757933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64242A12757933.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Mesoscincus altamirani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesoscincus altamirani, p. 6).

Further reading
  • Dugès A (1891). "Eumeces altamirani, A. Dug.". La Naturaleza, Periodico Cientifico de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, Segunda Serie [Second Series] 1: 485–486. (Eumeces altamirani, new species, pp. 485–486). (in Spanish).
  • Griffith H, Ngo A, Murphy RW (2000). "A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 1–16. (Mesoscincus altamirani, new combination).
  • Taylor EH (1936). "The Rediscovery of the Lizard Eumeces altamirani (Dugès) with Notes on Two Other Mexican Species of the Genus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 55–58.



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