Scincella forbesorum

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: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Scincella
Species: Scincella forbesorum

Name

Scincella forbesorum (Taylor, 1937)

• Holotype: FMNH 100031 (formerly EHT-HMS 10043), ♀, collected by E.H. Taylor on 2 July 1936.
• Type locality: “La Placita, Hidalgo (8 miles south of Jacala), elevation 7,000 feet”.
• Paratypes (10): FMNH 100418, 100528, 100529, 100530 and 100531 (formerly EHT-HMS 10035-10042, 10044-10045), same data as the holotype.

Combinations

• Leiolopisma forbesorum Taylor, 1937: 8 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1937. Two New Lizards of the Genus Leiolopisma from Mexico, with Comments on Another Mexican Species. Copeia 1937(1): 5–11. DOI: 10.2307/1437363 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Scincella forbesorum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 August 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Forbe's Ground Skink