Scincella melanosticta

Scincella melanosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. melanosticta
Binomial name
Scincella melanosticta
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Lygosoma melanostictum Boulenger 1887
Lygosoma melanosticum (sic!) Smith 1916
Lygosoma reevesi melanosticum Smith 1935
Leiolopisma siamensis TAYLOR & Elbel 1958
Leiolopisma melanostictum Taylor 1963
Leiolopisma siamensis Taylor 1963
Scincella melanosticta Greer 1974
Scincella siamensis Greer 1974
Scincella melanosticta Manthey & Grossmann 1997
Scincella melanosticta Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011
Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis (Cochran 1927)
Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Cochran 1927
Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Taylor 1963
Scincella kohtaoensis Greer 1974
Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis Ouboter 1986
Scincella kohtaoensis Shea & Greer 2002

Scincella melanosticta, also known as black ground skink or black-spotted smooth skink, is a species of skink in the genus of Scincella.[2][3] It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and possibly also in Laos.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neang, T.; Cota, M.; Wogan, G.; Lwin, K.; Nguyen, N.S.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Scincella melanosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102649104A102649183. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649104A102649183.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Scincella melanosticta". Thenationalparks.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b Scincella melanosticta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 October 2014.


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