| Plestiodon stimpsonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. stimpsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon stimpsonii (Thompson, 1912) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Plestiodon stimpsonii, Stimpson's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands (southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan). [1] [2]
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