Plestiodon coreensis

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Plestiodon coreensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. coreensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon coreensis
(Doi & Kamita, 1937)
Synonyms [1] [2]

Eumeces coreensisDoi & Kamita, 1937

Plestiodon coreensis, also known as Smith's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to North Korea. [1] [2] It is only known from two localities in extreme northwestern North Korea, near the Chinese border, where it was last collected more than 80 years ago. It is a little known species occurring in an area that is difficult to survey. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shea, G. (2021). "Plestiodon coreensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T104765549A104765627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T104765549A104765627.en . Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Plestiodon coreensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 8 September 2023.