Biology:Plestiodon longiartus
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Short description: Species of reptile
| Plestiodon longiartus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. longiartus
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| Plestiodon longiartus García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Feria-Ortiz & Nieto-Montes De Oca, 2021[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Plestiodon longiartus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 June 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q107259726 entry
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