Plestiodon indubitus

Plestiodon indubitus, the Mexican short-nosed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Mexico and is known from the states of Guerrero, Morelos, Michoacán, and Jalisco. However, its relationships with other species formerly considered subspecies of Plestiodon brevirostris are not fully resolved.[1]

Plestiodon indubitus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. indubitus
Binomial name
Plestiodon indubitus
(Taylor, 1933)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eumeces indubitus Taylor, 1933
  • Eumeces brevirostris indubitus Dixon, 1969
  • Plestiodon brevirostris indubitus — Liner, 2007
  • Plestiodon indubitus — Feria-Ortiz, et al. 2011

References

  1. Plestiodon indubitus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 September 2023.


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