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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scincella reevesii (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.[1]
Scincella reevesii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Scincella |
Species: | S. reevesii |
Binomial name | |
Scincella reevesii (Gray, 1838) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.[2]
S. reevesii is found in southern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong), Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) and south to Western Malaysia, Myanmar, India, and Nepal.[1] There is also a questionable record from Korea. Reports from Bangladesh represent Sphenomorphus maculatus.[1]
S. reevesii is ovoviviparous.[1]
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