Scincella forbesorum explained

Scincella forbesorum, also known commonly as Forbes' forest ground skink and la escíncela de bosque de Forbes in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, forbesorum (genitive plural), is in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Dyfrig McHattie Forbes, Mexican planters who assisted visiting herpetologists.^[1]

Geographic range

S. forbesorum is known only from the Mexican state of Hidalgo in eastern central Mexico.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. forbesorum is forest, to which the common names refer. The holotype was collected at an altitude of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. forbesorum is unknown.

Further reading

• Shea GM, Greer AE (2002). "From Sphenomorphus to Lipinia: Generic Reassignment of Two Poorly Known New Guinea Skinks". Journal of Herpetology 36 (2): 148–156. (Scincella forbesorum, new combination).
• Smith HM (1951). "A New Species of Leiolopisma (Reptilia: Sauria) from Mexico". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 34 (1): 195–200. (Leiolopisma gemmingeri forbesorum).
• Taylor EH (1937). "Two New Lizards of the Genus Leiolopisma from Mexico, with Comments on Another Mexican Species". Copeia 1937 (1): 5–11. (Leiolopisma forbesorum, new species).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]