Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

The Mayan black-headed skink (Mesoscincus schwartzei) is a living skink species found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.

Family
Genus
Mesoscincus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Mesoscincus schwartzei (Fischer, 1884)

Mesoscincus schwartzei, commonly known as the Mayan black-headed skink or Schwartze's skink, is a currently living species of skink. Skinks are a type of lizard that belong to the family Scincidae. This species is native to and found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.

Photo: (c) Daniel Durán Arceo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Daniel Durán Arceo · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Mesoscincus

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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