Plestiodon longiartus

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Plestiodon longiartus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. longiartus
Binomial name
Plestiodon longiartus
García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Feria-Ortiz & Nieto-Montes De Oca, 2021

Plestiodon longiartus is a species of lizard which is endemic to Mexico.[1]

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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Plestiodon longiartus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 June 2021.
  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). doi:10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.85. ISSN 0018-0831.


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