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Scincella reevesii

species of reptile

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ1037156 ↗
Source-derived summary

Scincella reevesii (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.

Geographic range

S. reevesii is found in southern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong), Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) and south to Western Malaysia, Myanmar, India, and Nepal. There is also a questionable record from Korea. Reports from Bangladesh represent Sphenomorphus maculatus.

Reproduction

S. reevesii is ovoviviparous.

References

Further reading

Bocourt MF (1878). "Note sur quelques Scincoidiens nouveaux ". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Sixième Série [Sixth Series] 8 (16): 1–4.

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The public source identifies “Scincella reevesii” as species of reptile. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Scincella, reevesii and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Scincella reevesii” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.