Mesoscincus schwartzei

Mesoscincus schwartzei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Mesoscincus
Species:	M. schwartzei
Binomial name
	Mesoscincus schwartzei; (Fischer, 1884)

The Mayan black-headed skink or Schwartze's skink (Mesoscincus schwartzei) is an extant species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is found in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, schwartzei, is in honor of "Dr. E. W. E. Schwartze" who was associated with the zoo in Hamburg, Germany.^[3] This probably refers to Erich Wilhelm Edmund Schwartze (1810–1885).

References

^ Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Mesoscincus schwartzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64243A3133970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64243A3133970.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Mesoscincus schwartzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesoscincus altamirani, p. 6; Mesoscincus schwartzei, p. 239).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Mesoscincus schwartzei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64243A3133970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64243A3133970.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Mesoscincus schwartzei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.

[EDR-3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesoscincus altamirani, p. 6; Mesoscincus schwartzei, p. 239).

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