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Plestiodon coreensis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species: P. coreensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon coreensis
(Doi & Kamita, 1937)
Synonyms

Eumeces coreensis Doi & Kamita, 1937

Plestiodon coreensis, also known as Smith's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to North Korea. It is only known from two localities in extreme northwestern North Korea, near the Chinese border, where it was last collected more than 80 years ago. It is a little known species occurring in an area that is difficult to survey.

References

  1. ^ Shea, G. (2021). "Plestiodon coreensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T104765549A104765627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T104765549A104765627.en. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. ^ Plestiodon coreensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 September 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Plestiodon coreensis


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