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Scientific Name
Eumeces obsoletus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eumeces obsoletus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Tonto National Monument (TONT)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
great plains skink
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
SuborderAutarchoglossa
FamilyScincidae
SubfamilyScincinae
GenusPlestiodon
SpeciesEumeces obsoletus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Two adults were observed in the riparian woodland area of Cave Canyon and one juvenile was captured in a patch of mesquite just south of the boundary in Cave Canyon (Swann, 1996).
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Not observed on lizard lines in appropriate habitat (Swann, 1996).
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
egp - I & M Office
Created Date
11/4/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
egp - I & M Office
Last Modified Date
11/4/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: An Inventory of the Terrestrial Vertebrates at Tonto National Monument, Arizona. Swann, et al. Final Report. 1996. UA/NBS/Arizona Game and Fish.
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