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Plestiodon obsoletus Baird & Girard, 1852

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Baird, S.F. and Girard,C. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, part 2.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Scincidae
genus
Plestiodon
species
Plestiodon obsoletus

Name

Synonyms
Eumeces obsoletus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Lamprosaurus guttulatus Hallowell, 1852
Homonyms
Plestiodon obsoletus Baird & Girard, 1852
Common names
Great Plains Skink in English
Great Plains Skink in English
Great Plains Skink in English
Lincer de Llanura in Spanish
Lincer de Llanura in Spanish
Nordamerikansk Sletteskink in Danish
Prairieskink in Dutch
Scinque des grandes plaines in French
Spitzkopfskink in German
eslizón de la Gran Planicie in Spanish
Сонорский длинноногий сцинк in Russian
グレートプレーンズスキンク in Japanese
Great Plains Skink in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Cope, E. D., 1900: null. The Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of North America. 153-1270.
  2. Hall, R. J., 1976: Eumeces obsoletus (Baird and Girard) Great Plains skink. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 186.1-186.3.
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