Scincella lateralis

Scincella lateralis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Scincella
Species:	S. lateralis
Binomial name
Scincella lateralis (Say, 1823)
Synonyms
Scincus lateralis Say, 1823 Scincus unicolor Harlan, 1825 Lygosoma lateralis — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Leiolopisma laterale — Lönnberg, 1894 Leiolopisma unicolor — Burt, 1935 Scincella laterale — Mittleman, 1950 Scincella lateralis — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950

Scincella lateralis, formerly Lygosoma laterale^[2] is a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico. The ground skink differs from the majority of North American lizard species in that it is generally considered a forest dweller.^[3] Common names for this species include the little brown skink and the ground skink. However, the common name, ground skink, may refer to any species in the genus Scincella.