Maracaiba meridensis

Short description: Species of lizard

Maracaiba meridensis

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Scincidae
Genus:  | Maracaiba
Species:  |

M. meridensis

Binomial name
Maracaiba meridensis

(Miralles, Rivas, & Schargel, 2005)

Maracaiba meridensis is a species of skink found in Venezuela.[2] It is a species of skink belonging to the family Scincidae, and the genus Maracaiba, which has distinctive anatomical features. The species is primarily found in northwestern Venezuela, particularly in the Cordillera de Mérida at elevations between 1,300 and 2,200 meters.[3]

## References

1. ↑ Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2016). "Maracaiba meridensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T47102942A47102949.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/47102942/47102949. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ↑ Maracaiba meridensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 November 2017.
3. ↑ "Maracaiba meridensis". https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Maracaiba&species=meridensis.

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