Ground Skink
Scincella lateralis
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- S. lateralis – Atascosa Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- S. lateralis – Atascosa Co, TX – photo by Tom Lott
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- S. lateralis – Williamson Co, TX – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Scincella lateralis occurs throughout central, eastern and southeastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Scincella lateralis (Baird – 1858)
Genus: Scincella, Latin – scincus = lizard + ella = little
Species: lateralis, Latin = of the side — ref. dark dorsolateral stripes
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962