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Plestiodon

Synonyms: Neoseps; Pleistodon; Plistodon

Wikipedia Abstract

Plestiodon is the name for a genus of lizards formerly referred to as Eumeces, except those now placed in Mesoscincus. The genus Plestiodon are skinks (family Scincidae). They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindrical body covered with smooth, shiny scales. The common name for these lizards with a blue tail is the common five-lined skink.
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Species

Plestiodon anthracinus (Coal Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon barbouri (Barbour's Eyelid Skink) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Plestiodon bilineatus (Shortnose Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon brevirostris (Shortnose Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon callicephalus (Mountain Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon capito (Gail's Eyelid Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon chinensis (Chinese Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon colimensis (Colima Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon copei (Cope's Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon coreensis (Smith's Skink)
Plestiodon dicei (Attributes)
Plestiodon dugesii (Duges' Skink) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Plestiodon egregius (Mole Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon elegans
Plestiodon fasciatus (Five-lined Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon finitimus (Far Eastern Skink, Japanese Five-lined Skink)
Plestiodon gilberti (Gilbert's Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon indubitus (Attributes)
Plestiodon inexpectatus (Southeastern Five-lined Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon japonicus (Attributes)
Plestiodon kishinouyei (Japanese Skink) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis (Ousima Skink) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Plestiodon lagunensis (San Lucan Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon laticeps (Broadhead Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon latiscutatus (Far Eastern Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon leucostictus
Plestiodon liui
Plestiodon longiartus
Plestiodon longirostris (Longnose Skink, Bermuda Skink, Bermuda Rock Lizard) (Critically Endangered)
Plestiodon lotus (Attributes)
Plestiodon lynxe (Oak Forest Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon marginatus (Ousima Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon multilineatus (Chihuahuan Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon multivirgatus (Many-lined Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon nietoi
Plestiodon obsoletus (Great Plains Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon ochoterenae (Guerreran Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon oshimensis
Plestiodon parviauriculatus (Northern Pigmy Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon parvulus (Southern Pigmy Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon popei (Pope's Skink)
Plestiodon quadrilineatus (Hong Kong Skink, Four-striped Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon reynoldsi (Florida Sand Skink) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Plestiodon septentrionalis (Northern Prairie Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon skiltonianus (Western Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon stimpsonii (Stimson's Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon sumichrasti (Sumichrast's Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon takarai
Plestiodon tamdaoensis (Vietnam Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon tetragrammus (Four-lined Skink) (Attributes)
Plestiodon tunganus

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0