Scincella doriae, also known commonly as Doria's ground skink and Doria's smooth skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Scincella |
| Species: | S. doriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Scincella doriae (Boulenger, 1887)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Giacomo Doria.[3]
Geographic range edit
A. doriae is found in China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of S. doriae is forest, at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]
Description edit
Large for the genus Scincella, adults of S. doriae have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of S. doriae is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Panitvong, N.; Cota, M.; Lwin, K.; Wogan, G.; Nguyen, T.Q. (2018). "Scincella doriae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102649742A102649772. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649742A102649772.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Scincella doriae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Scincella doriae, p. 75).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1887). "An account of the Scincoid Lizards collected in Burma, for the Genoa Civic Museum, by Messrs. G. B. Comotto and L. Fea". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda 4: 618–624. (Lygosoma doriæ, new species, p. 620).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Lygosoma doriæ, p. 201).
- Schmidt KP (1927). "Notes on Chinese Reptiles". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 54 (4): 467–551. (Leiolopisma doriæ, new combination, p. 502).
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