Arizona Skink
Plestiodon gilberti arizonensis

 

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: PlestiodonGreek – 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

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