Plestiodon ochoterenae
| Plestiodon ochoterenae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Scincoidea |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. ochoterenae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon ochoterenae (Taylor, 1933) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
| Eumeces ochoterenae Taylor, 1933 | |
Plestiodon ochoterenae, the Guerreran skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico.[1][2] It is named after Isaac Ochoterena.[2]
A 2021 study determined that it is most closely related to Plestiodon longiartus.[3]
References
- ^ a b Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Plestiodon ochoterenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64236A12757258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64236A12757258.en. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Plestiodon ochoterenae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 September 2023.
- ^ 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.