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Plestiodon bilineatus

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Plestiodon bilineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. bilineatus
Binomial name
Plestiodon bilineatus
(Tanner, 1958)

Plestiodon bilineatus, also known as the Mexican shortnose skink, or the two-lined short-nosed skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico.[1]

Description

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P. bilineatus can reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 71 mm.[2] Light stripes run down from its head to tail.

Reproduction

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P. bilineatus is viviparous, with a litter size of 2–7 neonates.[2]

Habitat

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The Mexican short-nose skink is endemic to the Pacific Coast and Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests in Durango, Mexico.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Plestiodon bilineatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bañuelos-Alamillo, Jorge; et al. (September 2016). "Plestiodon bilineatus. Reproduction". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 3: 728–729.
  3. ^ Lemos-Espinal, Julio A.; Smith, Geoffrey R.; Gadsden-Esparza, Hector; Rosaura Valdez-Lares; Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A. (2018-04-04). "Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Durango, Mexico, with comparisons with adjoining states". ZooKeys (748): 65–87. Bibcode:2018ZooK..748...65L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.748.22768. PMC 5904398. PMID 29674915.