Plestiodon longiartus
| Plestiodon longiartus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scincoidea |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. longiartus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon longiartus García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Feria-Ortiz & Nieto-Montes De Oca, 2021[1] | |
Plestiodon longiartus is a species of skink which is endemic to Mexico.[2]
The lizard is found in the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico. It was described in 2021, and was determined to be most closely related to Plestiodon ochoterenae.[1]
Plestiodon longiartus measure 36–67 mm (1.4–2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[1]
References
- ^ a b c García-Vázquez, Uri O.; Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J.; Feria-Ortiz, Manuel; de Oca, Adrián Nieto-Montes (2021). "A new species of blue-tailed skink (Scincidae: Plestiodon) from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico". Herpetologica. 77 (1): 85–93. doi:10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.85. S2CID 232326866.
- ^ Plestiodon longiartus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 June 2021.