Plestiodon popei

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Plestiodon popei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. popei
Binomial name
Plestiodon popei
(Hikida, 1989)

Plestiodon popei, Pope's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. [1] [2] It is named in honor of American herpetologist Clifford Hillhouse Pope. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ji, X.; Wang, Y. (2019). "Plestiodon popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T104766670A104766791. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104766670A104766791.en . Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Plestiodon popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 6 September 2023.