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Plestiodon marginatus

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Species of reptile

Plestiodon marginatus
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species: P. marginatus
Binomial name
Plestiodon marginatus
Hallowell, 1861
Synonyms
  • 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).

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.
Taxon identifiers
Plestiodon marginatus


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