Scincella doriae

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref ={{cite iucn |author=Panitvong, N. |author-link=species:Nonn Panitvong |author2=Cota, M. |author2-link=species:Michael Cota |author3=Lwin, K. |author3-link=species:Kyi Soe Lwin |author4=Wogan, G. |author4-link =species:Guinevere O.U. Wogan |author5=Nguyen, T.Q. |author5-link=species:Truong Quang Nguyen |date=2018 |title=Scincella doriae |volume=2018 |page=e.T102649742A102649772 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T102649742A102649772.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Scincella

| species = doriae

| authority = (Boulenger, 1887)

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| synonyms = *Lygosoma doriae
{{small|Boulenger, 1887}}

Leiolopisma doriae
{{small|— Schmidt, 1927}}
Scincella doriae
{{small|— Greer, 1974}}

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Scincella doriae, also known commonly as Doria's ground skink and Doria's smooth skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, doriae, is in honor of Italian zoologist Giacomo Doria.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Scincella doriae, p. 75).

Geographic range

A. doriae is found in China (Sichuan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.{{NRDB species|genus=Scincella|species=doriae|accessdate=22 March 2020}}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. doriae is forest, at altitudes around {{cvt|1,200|m|ft}}.

Description

Large for the genus Scincella, adults of S. doriae have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of {{cvt|5.6|cm|in}}.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. doriae is unknown.