Plestiodon longiartus is a species of skink which is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Plestiodon longiartus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. longiartus
Binomial name
Plestiodon longiartus
García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Feria-Ortiz & Nieto-Montes De Oca, 2021[1]

The lizard is found in the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico. It was described in 2021, and was determined to be most closely related to Plestiodon ochoterenae.[1]

Plestiodon longiartus measure 36–67 mm (1.4–2.6 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c García-Vázquez, Uri O.; Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J.; Feria-Ortiz, Manuel; de Oca, Adrián Nieto-Montes (2021). "A new species of blue-tailed skink (Scincidae: Plestiodon) from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico". Herpetologica. 77 (1): 85–93. doi:10.1655/0018-0831-77.1.85. S2CID 232326866.
  2. ^ Plestiodon longiartus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 June 2021.