Reptilia - Squamata - Scincidae
Parent taxon: Scincinae according to M. A. Norell 1989
See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1875, Estes 1983, Estes and Tihen 1964, Frank and Ramus 1996 and Hay 1930
Sister taxa: Chalcides, Gongylomorphus
Subtaxa: Eumeces anthracinus Eumeces antiquus Eumeces capito Eumeces fasciatus Eumeces laticeps Eumeces minimus Eumeces obsoletus Eumeces skiltonianus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), United States (17: California, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
• Blancan of United States (6: California, Kansas, Nebraska)
• Pliocene of Morocco (1)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Arizona)
• Miocene of Morocco (1), Ukraine (1), United States (11: Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas)
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Nebraska)
• Cretaceous of India (1)
Total: 41 collections including 46 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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