Scincella heishuiensis

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 heishuiensis

Name

Scincella heishuiensis Liu, Pu, Tan, Chen, Lyu, Shu, Wu, Dong & Guo, 2026: 8

• Holotype: YBU 22269, adult ♂, collected in June 2022.
• Type locality: “Mt. San’ao, Heishui County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China (32.02° N, 102.92° E, 2900 m a.s.l)”.

References

Primary references

• Liu, F., Pu, H.-L., Tan, S.-W., Chen, J.-H., Lyu, B., Shu, G.-C., Wu, Y.-Y., Dong, B.-J. & Guo, P. 2026. A New Species of the Genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Hengduan Mountains, Sichuan Province, Western China. Animals 16(4): 592. DOI: 10.3390/ani16040592 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Heishui Ground Skink