Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis

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Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. kuchinoshimensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis
Kurita & Hikida, 2014

Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis is a species of skink. It is endemic to Kuchinoshima, an island in the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T96265313A96265316. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265313A96265316.en . Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 3 September 2023.