Plestiodon fasciatus

Plestiodon fasciatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Scincinae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species: Plestiodon fasciatus

Name

Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype (icnotype): Catesb. car. 2. t. 67.
• Type locality: “Carolina”.

Combinations

• Lacerta fasciata Linnaeus, 1758: 209 [original combination]
• Plestiodon fasciatus — Baird, 1859 [subsequent combination]
• Eumeces fasciata — Cope, 1875 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• ?Lacerta quinquelineata Linnaeus, 1766

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Plestiodon fasciatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Hammerson, G.A. 2007. IUCN: Plestiodon fasciatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64227A12756007. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64227A12756007.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

• English: Five-lined Skink
• Nederlands: Gestreepte skink

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