Mexico Herpetology

Adult, 1,000′, Colima, Mexico

SOUTHERN PYGMY SKINK
Eumeces parvulus – Taylor 1933

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Adult, Siskiyou County, California

WESTERN SKINK
Eumeces skiltonianus – Baird & Girard 1852
Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus – Baird & Girard 1852

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Chaparral/Oak Habitat, 2,500′, San Diego County, California

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Adult Male, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Adult Male, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico (Note Lack of Blue Tail)

Juvenile, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

PINE WOODS SHORTNOSE SKINK
Eumeces brevirostris – Gunther 1860
Eumeces brevirostris pineus – Axtell 1960

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Habitat, 10,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Pine Meadow Habitat, 10,050′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Rocky Ridgeline Habitat, 10, 400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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Adult, 4,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Subadult, 4,800′, “Intergrade Zone”, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Juvenile, 4,900′, “Intergrade Zone”, Tamaulipas, Mexico

DICE’S SHORTNOSE SKINK
Eumeces brevirostris – Gunther 1860
Eumeces brevirostris dicei – Ruthven & Gaige 1933

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Habitat, 4,500′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Cloud Forest Clearing Habitat, 4,700′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Rocky Clearing Habitat (Cloud Forest), 4,800′, Tamaulipas, Mexico

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MOUNTAIN SKINK
Eumeces callicephalus – Bocourt 1879

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DISTRIBUTION: Eumeces callicephalus ranges from the United States (Arizona, New Mexico) south through Sonora and Chihuahua along the Pacific Coast to Nayarit and Jalisco, Mexico. Elevational range is from 0-6,800′+.

HABITAT: The Mountain Skink inhabits a wide array of ecotypes, including Sinaloan Thornscrub, Tropical Deciduous Forest, Tropical semi-Evergreen Forest, Pine [...]