Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species: Plestiodon nietoi

Name

Plestiodon nietoi Feria-Ortiz & García-Vázquez, 2012: 58

  • Holotype: MZFC 22249 (original number JCBH 115), adult ♂, collected by Jean Cristian Blancas Hernandez on 5 February 2007.
  • Type locality: “La Llave, El Balcón, Ajuchitan del Progreso, Guerrero, México (17°37’21.9’’ N, 100°34’29.3’’ W) at 1831 m”.
  • Etymology: The name is a patronym honoring Adrian Nieto Montes de Oca for his research on the herpetofauna of México, specifically with taxa from the families Polychrotidae, Teiidae, and Scincidae.

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