Mesoscincus altamirani explained

The Tepalcatepec skink (Mesoscincus altamirani) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, altamirani, is in honor of Federico Altamirano who collected the holotype.^[1]

Geographic range

M. altamirani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. altamirani is forest.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. altamirani is unknown.

Further reading

• Dugès A (1891). "Eumeces altamirani, A. Dug.". La Naturaleza, Periodico Cientifico de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural, Segunda Serie [Second Series] 1: 485–486. (Eumeces altamirani, new species, pp. 485–486). (in Spanish).
• Griffith H, Ngo A, Murphy RW (2000). "A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 7 (1): 1–16. (Mesoscincus altamirani, new combination).
• Taylor EH (1936). "The Rediscovery of the Lizard Eumeces altamirani (Dugès) with Notes on Two Other Mexican Species of the Genus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 49: 55–58.

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]