Scincella reevesii

Species: Scincella reevesii

English Name: Reeves’ Smooth Skink

Chinese Name: 南滑蜥

Family: Scincidae

Description:

Small, slimmer Skink, up to 13 cm in total length, bronze-brown in color with a black dorsolateral stripe, extending from eye to tail. Males have a red patch on lower flanks and the underside is yellow (belly) and orange-yellow (tail). Females underside is white (belly) and grayish-blue (tail). It can be found in gardens, grasslands, shrublands and cultivated fields.

© 2011 Thomas Brown

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© 2011 Thomas Brown

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References:

– Zhao, E., Leung, V., Leung, C. V. (1999). Notes on amphibians and reptiles of Macau. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 18 (4) , 147-150.