# Scincella doriae

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Species of skink found in Mexico

Scincella doriae Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Scincella Species: S. doriae Binomial name Scincella doriae (Boulenger, 1887) Synonyms[2] Lygosoma doriae Boulenger, 1887 Leiolopisma doriae — Schmidt, 1927 Scincella doriae — Greer, 1974

***Scincella doriae***, also known [commonly](/source/Common_name) as **Doria's ground skink** and **Doria's smooth skink**, is a [species](/source/Species) of [lizard](/source/Lizard) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Scincidae](/source/Scincidae). The species is native to [Southeast Asia](/source/Southeast_Asia).

## Etymology

The [specific name](/source/Specific_name_(zoology)), *doriae*, is in honor of Italian zoologist [Giacomo Doria](/source/Giacomo_Doria).[3]

## Geographic range

*A. doriae* is found in [China](/source/China) ([Sichuan](/source/Sichuan), [Yunnan](/source/Yunnan)), [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar), [Thailand](/source/Thailand), and [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam).[1][2]

## Habitat

The preferred natural [habitat](/source/Habitat) of *S. doriae* is [forest](/source/Forest), at altitudes around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).[1]

## Description

Large for the [genus](/source/Genus) *[Scincella](/source/Scincella)*, adults of *S. doriae* have an average [snout-to-vent length](/source/Snout%E2%80%93vent_length) (SVL) of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[2]

## Reproduction

The [mode of reproduction](/source/Modes_of_reproduction) of *S. doriae* is unknown.[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-iucn_status_18_November_2021_1-2) [Panitvong, N.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nonn_Panitvong); [Cota, M.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cota); [Lwin, K.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kyi_Soe_Lwin); [Wogan, G.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guinevere_O.U._Wogan); [Nguyen, T.Q.](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Truong_Quang_Nguyen) (2018). ["*Scincella doriae*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/102649742/102649772). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2018** e.T102649742A102649772. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649742A102649772.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649742A102649772.en). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-RDB_2-3) [*Scincella doriae*](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Scincella&species=doriae) at the [Reptarium.cz Reptile Database](http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/). Accessed 22 March 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Beolens, Bo](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo_Beolens); [Watkins, Michael](https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Michael_Watkins); Grayson, Michael (2011). *The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles*. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4214-0135-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4214-0135-5). (*Scincella doriae*, p. 75).

## Further reading

- [Boulenger GA](/source/George_Albert_Boulenger) (1887). "An account of the Scincoid Lizards collected in Burma, for the Genoa Civic Museum, by Messrs. G. B. Comotto and [L. Fea](/source/Leonardo_Fea)". *Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda* **4**: 618–624. (*Lygosoma doriæ*, new species, p. 620).

- Boulenger GA (1890). *The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.* London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (*Lygosoma doriæ*, p. 201).

- [Schmidt KP](/source/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt) (1927). "Notes on Chinese Reptiles". *Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History* **54** (4): 467–551. (*Leiolopisma doriæ*, new combination, p. 502).

Taxon identifiers Scincella doriae Wikidata: Q3475853 Wikispecies: Scincella doriae BOLD: 343069 CoL: 79Y8C EoL: 460637 GBIF: 2461424 iNaturalist: 37670 IRMNG: 10647035 IUCN: 102649742 NCBI: 2174511 Open Tree of Life: 4123936 RD: doriae

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