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Scientific Name
Eumeces obsoletus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Eumeces obsoletus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (ALFL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Autarchoglossa |
| Family | Scincidae |
| Subfamily | Scincinae |
| Genus | Plestiodon |
| Species | Eumeces obsoletus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Usually found by overturning rocks in a variety of semi-desert habitats including grasslands as well as rocky and clay slopes and open mesquite savanna.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common and widespread; subfossorial habits of this species make it less conspicuous than other common lizards.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Juvenile lizards recorded.; Data Source: Patrikeev, M. 2004. Vertebrate Animals of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Potter, Moore, and Hutchinson Counties, Texas. Report prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Texas for the National Park Service.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
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Created Date
1/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Heidi Sosinski, SOPN Data Manager
Last Modified Date
9/29/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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