Scincella barbouri

Species of lizard

Scincella barbouri

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

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

S. barbouri

Binomial name
Scincella barbouri

(Stejneger, 1925)

Synonyms[2]

* Leiolopisma barbouri
Stejneger, 1925
* Scincella barbouri
— Greer, 1974

Scincella barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to China.

## Etymology[edit]

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]

## Geographic range[edit]

S. barbouri is found in Yunnan province, southwestern China. It may possibly also occur in adjacent Sichuan province.[2]

## Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitat of S. barbouri is shrubland, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft).[1]

## Reproduction[edit]

S. barbouri is oviparous.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Rao, D.-Q. (2019). "Scincella barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T102649460A102649497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T102649460A102649497.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c Scincella barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella barbouri, p. 16).

## Further reading[edit]

* Stejneger L (1925). "Description of a new scincid lizard and a new burrowing frog from China". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 15: 150–152. (Leiolopisma barbouri, new species, pp. 150–151.

Taxon identifiers

Scincella barbouri|

* Wikidata: Q3475846
* Wikispecies: Scincella barbouri
* CoL: 4VK23
* GBIF: 2461366
* iNaturalist: 37674
* IRMNG: 10366033
* IUCN: 102649460
* Open Tree of Life: 4123922
* RD: barbouri
* uBio: 204628

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