Scincella auranticaudata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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 Cladus: 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 auranticaudata

Name

Scincella auranticaudata Nguyen, Nguyen, Le, Nguyen, Phan, Vo, Murphy & Che, 2025: 279

• Holotype: ITBCZ 7700, adult ♂, collected by S.N. Nguyen and V.D.H. Nguyen on 3 June 2020.
• Type locality: “VIETNAM; Binh Thuan Province, Ta Kou Mountain; 10°49′30′′ N, 107°53′46′′ E; 286 m a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Nguyen, S.N., Nguyen, L.T., Le, M.V., Nguyen, V.D.H., Phan, K.D., Vo, T.D.H., Murphy, R.W. & Che, J. 2025. Two new skinks of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Vietnam. European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 266–288. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2899 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Orange-tailed Ground Skink