Plestiodon dicei

Plestiodon dicei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

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

Name

Plestiodon dicei (Ruthven & Gaige, 1933)

• Holotype: UMMZ 69253, collected by Lee R. Dice between 1-10 August 1930.
• Type locality: “Marmolejo, Tamaulipas”, Mexico.

Combinations

• Eumeces dicei Ruthven & Gaige, 1933: 1 [original combination]
• Eumeces brevirostris dicei — Dixon, 1969: 16 [subsequent combination]
• Plestiodon dicei — Feria-Ortiz et al., 2011 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Ruthven, A.G. & Gaige, H.T. 1933. A new skink from Mexico. Occasional papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 260: 1–4. hdl: 2027.42/56699 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Plestiodon dicei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 February 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Dice's Short-nosed Skink