Scincella apraefrontalis

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: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Scincella
Species: Scincella apraefrontalis

Name

Scincella apraefrontalis Nguyen, Nguyen, Böhme & Ziegler, 2010: 116

• Holotype: IEBR A.0832, adult ♂, collected by Nguyen Van Sang and Nguyen Quang Truong in April 1998.
• Type locality: “Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Huu Lung District, Lang Son Province (21°40’N, 106°20’E), at an altitude of ca. 200 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Nguyen, T.Q., Nguyen, V.S., Böhme, W. & Ziegler, T. 2010. A new species of Scincella (Squamata: Scincidae) from Vietnam . Folia Zoologica 59(2): 115–121. DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v59.i2.a6.2010 Reference page. 

Links

• Nguyen, T.Q. 2018. IUCN: Scincella apraefrontalis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102649306A102649374. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649306A102649374.en. Accessed on 22 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Huulien Ground Skink