Plestiodon dicei

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Plestiodon dicei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 February 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Dice's Short-nosed Skink