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Lamprosaurus guttulatus = Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
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Image taken from page 194 of 'Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers by Captain L. Sitgreaves ... Illustrations. (Report on ... Natural History ... by S. W. Woodhouse. Zoology: mammals and birds by S. W. Woodhouse; reptiles by E. Hallow
LAMPROSAURUS GUTTULATUS (HALLOWELL) = Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
Title: "Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers by Captain L. Sitgreaves ... Illustrations. (Report on ... Natural History ... by S. W. Woodhouse. Zoology: mammals and birds by S. W. Woodhouse; reptiles by E. Hallowell; fishes by S. F. Baird and C. Girard. Botany: by Professor J. Torrey. Medical report; by S. W. Woodhouse.)" https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11042215415/
Author: Lorenzo SITGREAVES.
Date of Publishing: 1853
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Image_taken_from_page_194_of_%27Report_of_an_expedition_down_the_Zuni_and_Colorado_Rivers_by_Captain_L._Sitgreaves_(11042215415).jpg
The Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) is a species of lizard endemic to North America. The Great Plains skink, together with the broad-headed skink, is the largest skink of the genus Plestiodon. The Great Plains skink is very common on the Great Plains, ranging from southeastern Wyoming and Nebraska (and also Fremont County, Iowa) southward to eastern Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and into Mexico.
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species: Plestiodon obsoletus Baird & Girard, 1852
Synonyms
- Plestiodon obsoletum
- Baird & Girard, 1852
- Eumeces obsoletus — Cope, 1875 |
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