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Mesoscincus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Infraorder
  
Scincomorpha

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Sauria

Family
  
Scincidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Mesoscincus is a genus of lizards, comprising three species of skinks native to Mexico and Central America. The species were formerly included in the genus Eumeces.

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Species

  • Mesoscincus altamirani (Dugès, 1891) – Tepalcatepec skink – Mexico
  • Mesoscincus managuae (Dunn, 1933) – Managua skink – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador
  • Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884) – Schwartze's skink – Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize

    • Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Mesoscincus.

    Etymology

    The specific name, schwartzei, is in honor of "Dr. E. W. E. Schwartze" who was associated with the zoo in Hamburg, Germany. This probably refers to Erich Wilhelm Edmund Schwartze (1810–1885).

    References

    Mesoscincus Wikipedia
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