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Plestiodon lynxe  (Wiegmann, 1834)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1182152

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Eumeces lynxe Wiegmann, 1834
  
  Common Name(s): Oak Forest Skink [English]
  
    Eslizón encinero [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbčnes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyScincidae Oppel, 1811 – Skinks  
                                  SubfamilyScincinae Oppel, 1811  
                                     GenusPlestiodon A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1839 – toothy skinks  
                                        SpeciesPlestiodon lynxe (Wiegmann, 1834) – Oak Forest Skink, Eslizón encinero  
    Direct Children:  
                                           SubspeciesPlestiodon lynxe bellii Gray, 1845  
                                           SubspeciesPlestiodon lynxe furcirostris (Cope, 1885)  
                                           SubspeciesPlestiodon lynxe lynxe (Wiegmann, 1834)  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz   
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Plestiodon lynxe    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (Mar 2022), website (version Mar-2022)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2022) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 9 May 2022   
  Reference for: Plestiodon lynxe   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Middle America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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