Plestiodon dugesii

Plestiodon dugesii, also known commonly as Dugès' skink, Duges's skink, and eslabon in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Plestiodon dugesii
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. dugesii
Binomial name
Plestiodon dugesii (Thominot, 1883)
Synonyms[2]
Eumeces dugesii Thominot, 1883 Plestiodon dugesii — Schmitz, Mausfeld & Embert, 2004

Etymology

The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French-born Mexican naturalist Alfredo Dugès, who is considered to be the "father" of Mexican herpetology.^[3]

Geographic range

P. dugesii is found in central Mexico, in the Mexican States of Guanajato and Michoacán.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. dugesii is forest, at altitudes above 2,000 m (6,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

P. dugesii is ovoviviparous.^[2]