| This
genus is widespread over large parts of the world. Most
species are quite heavy-bodied.
| Eumeces
|
Eumeces
anthracinus (Baird, 1850) anthracinus
(Baird, 1850)
Plestiodon
anthracinus Baird, 1850 |
pluvialis
Cope, 1880
Eumeces
pluvialis Cope, 1880
Plestiodon pluvialis (Cope, 1880)
|
Distribution:
USA (both). |
| Eumeces
barbouri
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
callicephalus
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
dugesii
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
egregius
Distribution:
USA
(egregius) . |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
. |
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| Eumeces
fasciatus
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
gilberti
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
inexpectatus
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
kishinouyei
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
lagunensis
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
laticeps
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
marginatus
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
multivirgatus
Distribution:
USA
(gaigeae) . |
| Eumeces
obsoletus
Distribution:
USA. |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
parviauriculatus
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
quadrilineatus
Distribution:
. |
Eumeces
septentrionalis (Baird, 1858) septentrionalis
(Baird,
1858)
Plestiodon
septentrionalis Baird, 1858 |
obtusirostris
Bocourt,
1879
Eumeces
obtusirostris Bocourt, 1879 |
pallidus
Smith
& Slater, 1949
Distribution: Canada
(septentrionalis) and USA
(all). |
Eumeces
skiltonianus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
skiltonianus
(Baird
& Girard, 1852)
Eumeces
skiltonianus amblygrammus Cope, 1900
Plestiodon skiltonianum Baird
& Girard, 1852 |
interparietalis
Tanner,
1957
utahensis
Tanner,
1957
Distribution:
Canada
(skiltonianus), Mexico
(interparietalis) and USA
(all). |
| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
Distribution:
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| Eumeces
tamdaoensis
Distribution:
. |
| Eumeces
tetragrammus
Distribution:
USA
(brevilineatus, tetragrammus). |
| Eumeces
tunganus
Distribution:
. |
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| Literature |
|
| Baird, S.F. 1858(1859). Description
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the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proc. Acad.
Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 253-256. |
| Baird, S.F. & C. Girard. 1852.
Characteristics of some New Reptiles in the Museum of
the Smithsonian Institution. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia,
6: 68-70. |
| Behler, J.L. & F.W. King.
1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American
Reptiles & Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New York,
743 pp. |
| Bufalino, A.P. 1996. Geographic
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27(2): 87. |
|
Burghardt, G.M. 1964. Effects of prey size and movement
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| Butterfield, B.P., J. Hobbs &
B. Britt. 1999. Geographic Distribution. Eumeces anthracinus.
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr. 1996. Chemosensory recognition of familiar
and unfamiliar conspecifics by the scincid lizard Eumeces
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr. 1997. Escape by a refuging prey, the
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr. 1998. Effecs of refuge and conspicuousness
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Cooper, W.E., Jr. 1999. Tradeoffs between courtship, fighting,
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr. 2000. Tradeoffs between predation risk
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|
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr. & L.J. Vitt. 1988. Orange head coloration
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|
Cooper, W.E., Jr., L.J. Vitt, R. Hedges & R.B. Huey.
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Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., 27: 153-157. |
|
Cooper, W.E., Jr., L.J. Vitt, L.D. Vangilder & J.W.
Gibbons. 1983. Natural nest sites and brooding behavior
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Fitch, H.S. 1954. Life history and ecology of the Five-Lined
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|
Fitch, H.S. 1955. Habits and adaptations of the Great
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| Fitch, H.S. 2003. A Comparative
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| |
| Germaine, S.S. & H.L. Germaine.
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Griffith, H., A. Ngo & R.W. Murphy. 2000. A cladistic
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Hecnar, S.J. 1994. Nest distribution, site selection,
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Hikida, T. & J. Motokawa. 1999. Phylogeographical
relationships of the skinks of the genus Eumeces
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| Hotchkin, P.E., C.D. Camp &
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|
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| |
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