Scincella silvicola is a species of skink that lives in the southern Sierra Madre Oriental and northern Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Mexico, from Puebla to Oaxaca. It occurs primarily in dry, scrubby areas and forests, especially pine forests. It is generally a common species and faces no major threats. It is most likely ovoviviparous.

Like all members of the genus Scincella, S. silvicola is long and cylindrical, with short limbs. Its color is light bronze or cream, and it has a dark stripe originating at the snout and running dorsolaterally across its body. Its maximum snout-vent length is about 53 millimeters.

Scincella silvicola

References

García-Vásquez, Uri, and Manuel Feria-Ortiz. "Skinks of Mexico." Reptilia No. 49: 74-79.

Scincella silvicola

Scincella

Endemic reptiles of Mexico

Fauna of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca

Fauna of the Sierra Madre Oriental

Reptiles described in 1937

Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor

Scincella silvicola