Plestiodon skiltonianus

Plestiodon skiltonianus

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 skiltonianus

Name

Plestiodon skiltonianus Baird & Girard, 1852: 69

• Lectotype: USNM 3172a, collected by Rev. George Geary, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Oregon”, United States.

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. First Part. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 68–70. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Plestiodon skiltonianus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. & Hollingsworth, B. 2007. IUCN: Plestiodon skiltonianus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64240A12757706. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64240A12757706.en

Vernacular names

English: Western Skink