Plestiodon ochoterenae explained

Plestiodon ochoterenae, the Guerreran skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico. It is named after Isaac Ochoterena.

A 2021 study determined that it is most closely related to Plestiodon longiartus.[1]

Notes and References

  1. García-Vázquez. Uri O.. Pavón-Vázquez. Carlos J.. Feria-Ortiz. Manuel. de Oca. Adrián Nieto-Montes . A new species of blue-tailed skink (Scincidae: Plestiodon) from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico . Herpetologica . 77 . 1 . 85–93 . 2021 . 10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.85. 232326866 .

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