About Scincella silvicola (Taylor, 1937)
Scincella silvicola (Taylor, 1937) is a species of skink. It is native to Mexico, where it occupies the southern Sierra Madre Oriental and northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca, spanning the region from Puebla to Oaxaca. It lives primarily in dry, scrubby areas and forests, particularly pine forests. This species is generally common and faces no major threats. It is most likely ovoviviparous. Like all other species in the genus Scincella, S. silvicola has a long, cylindrical body with short limbs. Its base color is light bronze or cream, and it has a dark stripe that starts at the snout and runs along the dorsolateral side of its body. Its maximum recorded snout-vent length is approximately 53 millimeters.
