Scincella barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's ground skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to China.

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.

Scincella barbouri

Geographic range

S. barbouri is found in Yunnan province, southwestern China. It may possibly also occur in adjacent Sichuan province.

Scincella barbouri

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. barbouri is shrubland, at altitudes of .

Scincella barbouri

Reproduction

S. barbouri is oviparous.

References

Further reading

Stejneger L (1925). "Description of a new scincid lizard and a new burrowing frog from China". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 15: 150–152. (Leiolopisma barbouri, new species, pp. 150–151.

Scincella

Reptiles described in 1925

Taxa named by Leonhard Stejneger