Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans is a species of skink found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan's Senkaku Islands.

Family
Genus
Plestiodon
Order
Class
Squamata

About Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887), commonly known as the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. Its known distribution includes China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Plestiodon

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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