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Gilbert's Skink (Plestiodon gilberti)

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Class: Reptilia
Family: Scincidae
Common Name: Gilbert's Skink
Genus: Plestiodon
Species Name: gilberti

About The Gilbert's Skink

The geographic range of this species encompasses the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges from central California in the United States to northern Baja California in Mexico (Pacific coast to the central Sierra San Pedro Martir; Grismer 2002). Isolated populations exist in southeastern California, southern Nevada, and west-central Arizona (Stebbins 2003). Its elevational range extends from near sea level to about 2,220 m (7,300 feet) (Stebbins 2003).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Hollingsworth, B. & Hammerson, G.A. 2007. Plestiodon gilberti. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

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