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Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884) (Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884))
Animalia

Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

The Mayan black-headed skink (Mesoscincus schwartzei) is a living skink species found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.

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Family
Genus
Mesoscincus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

Taxonomic Classification

Mesoscincus schwartzei, commonly known as the Mayan black-headed skink or Schwartze's skink, is a currently living species of skink. Skinks are a type of lizard that belong to the family Scincidae.

Geographic Range

This species is native to and found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.

Photo: (c) Daniel Durán Arceo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Durán Arceo · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Mesoscincus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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