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Basic information
Plestiodon skiltonianus
Coronado Island Skink [interparietalis]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- English name
- Coronado Island Skink [interparietalis]
- Alternative names
- Great Basin Skink [utahensis], Lincer Occidental, Western Skink, Western Skink [skiltonianus]
- Synonyms
- Eumeces hallowellii, Eumeces skiltonianus amblygrammus, Eumeces skiltonianus interparietalis, Eumeces skiltonianus utahensis, Eumeces skiltonianus var. brevipes, Plestiodon skiltonianus brevipes
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 86 mm
- Body mass
- max 13.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 26 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 25.2–30 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6W27H · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17606 · dryad-v5