Plestiodon marginatus

Plestiodon marginatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. marginatus
Binomial name
Plestiodon marginatus Hallowell, 1861
Synonyms [2]
Eumeces marginatus (Hallowell, 1861)

Plestiodon marginatus, the Ousima skink or Okinawa blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the central (Okinawa Islands) and northern parts (Amami Islands, Tokara Islands) of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan). ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Kidera, N. & Ota, H. (2017). "Plestiodon marginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T96265367A96265370. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265367A96265370.en . Retrieved 1 September 2023.
2. Plestiodon marginatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 September 2023.