Scincella stuarti

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 stuarti

Name

Scincella stuarti (Smith, 1941)

• Holotype: USNM 115174 (H.M. Smith field No. 2053).
• Type locality: “Potrero Viejo, Veracruz”.

Combinations

• Lygosoma cherriei stuarti Smith, 1941: 81 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Smith, H.M. 1941. A new race of Lygosoma from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 181–182.

Additional references

• Valdenegro-Brito, A.E. & García-Vázquez, U.O. 2025. Taxonomic status and sexual dimorphism of the brown forest skink, Scincella cherriei stuarti (Smith 1941) (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 5601(1): 109–126. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5601.1.5 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Stuart’s Brown Forest Skink