Plestiodon liui

Plestiodon liui
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. liui
Binomial name
Plestiodon liui (Hikida & Zhao, 1989)
Synonyms [2]
Eumeces liui Hikida & Zhao, 1989

Plestiodon liui is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to China. ^{[1] [2]}

Geographic range

P. liui is found south of the Yangtze River in the Chinese provinces of Hubei, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang. ^[1]

References

1. Ji, X. (2019). "Plestiodon liui ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T104766346A104766364. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104766346A104766364.en. Downloaded on 8 March 2021.
2. Plestiodon liui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 8 March 2021.

Further reading

• Hikida, T.; Zhao, E. (1989). "Eumeces liui : A New Species of Blue-tailed Skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from China". Copeia. 1989 (1): 110–114.
• Schmitz, A.; Mausfeld, P.; Embert, D. (2004). "Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications". Hamadryad. 28 (1–2): 73–89. (Plestiodon liui, new combination).