Plestiodon elegans

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Plestiodon elegans
Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink (Plestiodon elegans) Lan Wei Shi Long Zi .jpg
Near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Plestiodon elegans
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Eumeces elegans Boulenger, 1887

Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. It is found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nguyen, T.Q.; Cai, B.; Yang, J.; Shang, G. (2019). "Plestiodon elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T96265106A96265116. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T96265106A96265116.en . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. Plestiodon elegans at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2023.