Arizona Skink
Plestiodon gilberti arizonensis
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- P. g. arizonensis -Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- P. g. arizonensis (juvenile) – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Terrence Cox (naherp.com)
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- P. g. arizonensis (juvenile) – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Cody Hurlock (naherp.com)
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- P. g. arizonensis – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hinds (naherp.com)
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- P. g. arizonensis – Mohave Co, AZ – photo by Jeff Teel (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Plestiodon g. arizonensis occurs in a very small population in Arizona’s Yavapai County.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Plestiodon gilberti arizonensis (Lowe & Shannon – 1954)
Genus: Plestiodon, Greek – plestios = many + odon = tooth or teeth
Species: gilberti, honors Charles H. Gilbert
Subspecies: arizonensis: belonging to the state of Arizona
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962