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Eumeces parvulus

triprion — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:05:11 +0000

Adult, 1,000′, Colima, Mexico

SOUTHERN PYGMY SKINK
Eumeces parvulus – Taylor 1933

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Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus

triprion — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:05:10 +0000

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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Eumeces brevirostris pineus

triprion — Tue, 17 May 2005 08:31:34 +0000

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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Eumeces brevirostris dicei

triprion — Tue, 17 May 2005 08:28:06 +0000

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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Eumeces callicephalus

triprion — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:17:26 +0000

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 and Pine-Oak woodlands. Normally rocky areas such as talus, scree and boulder-strewn meadows are preferred. Often times these areas are along arroyos and canyon bottoms.

Rocky Habitat, 6,500′, Chihuahua, Mexico

NATURAL HISTORY:Like other skinks this species is primarily diurnal, although occasionally crepuscular. It feeds on invertebrates such as spiders and small beetles. Of particular interest is the fact that this species is both Oviparous and Ovoviviparous. They are most often encountered when surface moisture is present.

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PERSONAL NOTES: My experience with this species has been largely in the Patagonia Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona. In Mexico I have observed them in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua, within the Pine-Oak woodlands of the Sierra Madre Occidental. From what I have encountered they are abundant, locating several lizards an hour in good habitat.

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