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Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) (Scincella assata (Cope, 1864))
Animalia

Scincella assata (Cope, 1864)

Scincella assata (Cope, 1864)

The red forest skink (Scincella assata) is a skink species native to several countries in Central America and southern North America.

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Family
Genus
Scincella
Order
Class
Squamata

About Scincella assata (Cope, 1864)

Scincella assata, commonly known as the red forest skink, is a species of skink. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras.

Photo: (c) Esaú Valdenegro-Brito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Esaú Valdenegro-Brito · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Scincella

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

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