The Tepalcatepec skink (Mesoscincus altamirani) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Mesoscincus |
| Species: | M. altamirani
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoscincus altamirani (Dugès, 1891)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, altamirani, is in honor of Federico Altamirano who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range edit
M. altamirani is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacán.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of M. altamirani is forest.[1]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of M. altamirani is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Mesoscincus altamirani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64242A12757933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64242A12757933.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Mesoscincus altamirani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ 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. (Mesoscincus altamirani, p. 6).
Further reading edit
- 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.
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