Scincella doriae

Scincella doriae, also known commonly as Doria's ground skink and Doria's smooth skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Scincella doriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. doriae
Binomial name
Scincella doriae
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lygosoma doriae
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Leiolopisma doriae
    — Schmidt, 1927
  • Scincella doriae
    — Greer, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Giacomo Doria.[3]

Geographic range

A. doriae is found in China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. doriae is forest, at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

Description

Large for the genus Scincella, adults of S. doriae have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. doriae is unknown.[2]

References
  1. Panitvong, N.; Cota, M.; Lwin, K.; Wogan, G.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Scincella doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102649742A102649772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649742A102649772.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Scincella doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella doriae, p. 75).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1887). "An account of the Scincoid Lizards collected in Burma, for the Genoa Civic Museum, by Messrs. G. B. Comotto and L. Fea". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda 4: 618–624. (Lygosoma doriæ, new species, p. 620).
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Lygosoma doriæ, p. 201).
  • Schmidt KP (1927). "Notes on Chinese Reptiles". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 54 (4): 467–551. (Leiolopisma doriæ, new combination, p. 502).



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