Scincella barbouri
Scincella barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to China.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Scincella barbouri (Stejneger, 1925) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]
Geographic range
S. barbouri is found in Yunnan province, southwestern China. It may possibly also occur in adjacent Sichuan province.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. barbouri is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft).[1]
References
- Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Scincella barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T102649460A102649497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T102649460A102649497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Scincella barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- 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. (Scincella barbouri, p. 16).
Further reading
- Stejneger L (1925). "Description of a new scincid lizard and a new burrowing frog from China". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 15: 150–152. (Leiolopisma barbouri, new species, pp. 150–151.
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