Eumeces

Eumeces
Eumeces schneiderii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Scincinae
Genus:	Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834
Synonyms
Novoeumeces Griffith et al., 2000

The

• Eumeces algeriensis – Algerian skink
• Eumeces blythianus – Blyth's skink
• Eumeces cholistanensis
• Eumeces indothalensis – striped mole skink
• Eumeces persicus – Persian striped skink
• Eumeces schneiderii
  – Schneider's skink
• Eumeces zarudnyi

Some species that were formerly considered Eumeces have now been assigned to new genera:

Now in Plestiodon:

Now in Eurylepis:

• Eumeces indothalensis - now Eurylepis indothalensis
• Eumeces poonaensis - now Eurylepis poonaensis
• Eumeces taeniolatus - now Eurylepis taeniolata

Now in Mesoscincus:

• Eumeces altamirani - now Mesoscincus altamirani
• Eumeces managuae - now Mesoscincus managuae
• Eumeces schwartzei - now Mesoscincus schwartzei

References

• Austin, J.J. &
  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011
  (HTML abstract)
• Griffith, H., A. Ngo & R.W. Murphy. 2000. A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 1–16. ("Novoeumeces gen nov.", p. 11).
• Schmitz, Andreas; Patrick Mausfeld and Dirk Embert. 2004. Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications. Hamadryad 28 (1-2): 73–89.
• Smith, Hobart M. 2005. Plestiodon: a Replacement Name for Most Members of the Genus Eumeces in North America. Journal of Kansas Herpetology (14): 15–16.

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