Plestiodon marginatus

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Plestiodon marginatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 Plestiodon marginatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 September 2023.