Plestiodon leucostictus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Scincidae
Genus
Plestiodon
Species
Plestiodon leucostictus
Scientific Name
Plestiodon leucostictus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Plestiodon leucostictus

Plestiodon leucostictus, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Taiwan and occurs in the eastern part of the main island as well as on Green Island. As currently delimited, it includes Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from the eastern parts of Taiwan and Eumeces chinensis leucostictus originally described from Green Island; the taxonomic position of Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from western Taiwan is unsettled.

Plestiodon leucostictus mainly occurs in cultivated land or large areas of open grassland. It is common on Green Island, but rare on the mainland.

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Plestiodon leucostictus in languages:

Chinese
白斑石龍子
English
Chinese Blue-tailed Skink

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