What family does Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893) belong to?

Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893) (Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893)) belongs to the family Scincidae, order null, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Animalia

Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893)

Scincella cherriei, or the brown forest skink, is an oviparous skink species native to Central America and southeastern Mexico.

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Family

Scincidae

Genus

Scincella

Order

Class

Squamata

About Scincella cherriei (Cope, 1893)

Taxonomy

Scincella cherriei, described by Cope in 1893, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is commonly called the brown forest skink and Cope's brown forest skink.

Regional Distribution

This species is native to Central America and the adjacent part of southeastern Mexico, and three subspecies are currently recognized. The geographic range of S. cherriei includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and multiple states in Mexico: Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Yucatán.