Check List 17(1): 283-288, doi: 10.15560/17.1.283
Geographical distribution and potential geographical range of the Red Skink Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) (Squamata, Scincidae) in El Salvador
expand article infoAntonio Esaú Valdenegro-Brito‡§, Nestor Herrera-Serrano|, Uri Omar García-Vázquez‡
‡ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, Mexico§ Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico| Unaffiliated, San Salvador, El Salvador

Corresponding author: Uri Omar García-Vázquez ( urigarcia@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Ricardo Palacios Aguilar
© Antonio Esaú Valdenegro-Brito, Nestor Herrera-Serrano, Uri Omar García-Vázquez.
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Citation: Valdenegro-Brito AE, Herrera-Serrano N, García-Vázquez UO (2021) Geographical distribution and potential geographical range of the Red Skink Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) (Squamata, Scincidae) in El Salvador. Check List 17(1): 283-288. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.1.283
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Abstract

Scincella assata (Cope, 1864) is known from eight departments from El Salvador. Based on recent fieldwork and research in scientific collections and databases, we report 12 new records of S. assata from the country, bringing the total number of verified occurrences to 40. Scincella assata is recorded for first time in the departments of Morazan and Usulatán. Additionally, we conducted potential distribution modeling of S. assata. Results from the distribution modeling suggest the presence of this species in all 14 departments of El Salvador, four of which currently lack verified records.

Keywords
Deciduous forest, maximum entropy, pine-oak forest, records, Scincidae