Plestiodon lotus

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Plestiodon lotus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. lotus
Binomial name
Plestiodon lotus
Pavón-Vázquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Mendoza-Hernández, Centenero-Alcalá, Santa Cruz-Padilla, & Jiménez-Arcos, 2017

Plestiodon lotus is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Balsas River basin, Mexico. [1]

Plestiodon lotus occurs in oak and tropical deciduous forests, where it can be found under rocks or fallen logs, but sometimes active on leaf litter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Plestiodon lotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.