Scincella melanosticta

Scincella melanosticta, also known as black ground skink or black-spotted smooth skink, is a species of skink in the genus of Scincella.[2][3] It is found in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and possibly also in Laos.[3]

Scincella melanosticta

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Scincella
Species:
S. melanosticta
Binomial name
Scincella melanosticta
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Lygosoma melanostictum Boulenger 1887
Lygosoma melanosticum (sic!) Smith 1916
Lygosoma reevesi melanosticum Smith 1935
Leiolopisma siamensis TAYLOR & Elbel 1958
Leiolopisma melanostictum Taylor 1963
Leiolopisma siamensis Taylor 1963
Scincella melanosticta Greer 1974
Scincella siamensis Greer 1974
Scincella melanosticta Manthey & Grossmann 1997
Scincella melanosticta Linkem, Diesmos & Brown 2011
Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis (Cochran 1927)
Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Cochran 1927
Leiolopisma kohtaoensis Taylor 1963
Scincella kohtaoensis Greer 1974
Scincella melanosticta kohtaoensis Ouboter 1986
Scincella kohtaoensis Shea & Greer 2002

References
  1. Neang, T., Cota, M., Wogan, G., Lwin, K., Nguyen, N.S. & Nguyen, T.Q. 2018. Scincella melanosticta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102649104A102649183. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649104A102649183.en. Downloaded on 08 July 2020.
  2. "Scincella melanosticta". Thenationalparks.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. Scincella melanosticta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 October 2014.
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