The red forest skink (Scincella assata) is a species of skink found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red Forest Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Riopa albopunctata
- Subdoluseps bowringii
- Calyptotis scutirostrum
- Lankascincus fallax
- Ablepharus anatolicus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Scincella
- Species
- Scincella assata
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