Plestiodon elegans
| Plestiodon elegans | |
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| P. elegans, near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eumeces elegans Boulenger, 1887 | |
Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of lizards in the genus Plestiodon found in East Asia.
References[]
- ^ Nguyen, T.Q.; Cai, B.; Yang, J.; Shang, G. (2019). "Plestiodon elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T96265106A96265116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T96265106A96265116.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in adult blue-tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. WG Du, SJ Yan, X Ji, Journal of Thermal Biology, 2000
- Growth, sexual size dimorphism and female reproduction of blue tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. DU Wei-Guo, JI Xiang, Zoological Research, 2001
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Plestiodon
- Vertebrates of East Asia
- Lizards of Asia
- Reptiles of Hong Kong
- Reptiles described in 1887
- Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger
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