Plestiodon copei

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 copei

Name

Plestiodon copei (Taylor, 1933)

• Holotype: FMNH 100120 (formerly EHT-HMS 3859/29717), ♀, collected by E.H. Taylor and H.M. Smith on 4 August 1932.
• Type locality: “10 miles southeast of Asuncion, in the western part of the State of Mexico, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Eumeces copei Taylor, 1933: 133 [original combination]
• Pariocela copei — Schmitz, Mausfeld & Embert, 2004 [subsequent combination]
• Plestiodon copei — Smith, 2005 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1933. Two New Mexican Skinks of the Genus Eumeces. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 46: 129–138. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Flores-Villela, O. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Plestiodon copei  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64224A12755384. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64224A12755384.en. Accessed on 19 April 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Cope's Skink