title: Scincella reevesii
text: # Scincella reevesii
  
  Scincella reevesii (common name: Reeves's smooth skink) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  S. reevesii is found in southern China (Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong), Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam) and south to Western Malaysia, Myanmar, India, and Nepal. There is also a questionable record from Korea. Reports from Bangladesh represent Sphenomorphus maculatus.
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  S. reevesii is ovoviviparous.
  
  