Plestiodon parvulus

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 parvulus

Name

Plestiodon parvulus (Taylor, 1933)

• Holotype: USNM 56903, ♀, collected on 10 April 1910.
• Type locality: “Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Eumeces parvulus Taylor, 1933: 175 [original combination]
• Pariocela parvulus — Schmitz, Mausfeld & Embert, 2004 [subsequent combination]
• Plestiodon parvulus — Smith, 2005 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1933. New Species of Skinks from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46: 175–182. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Ponce-Campos, P., Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Gadsden. H. 2007. IUCN: Plestiodon parvulus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64238A12757465. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64238A12757465.en. Accessed on 19 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Pygmy Skink