Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

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

Name

Plestiodon kuchinoshimensis Kurita & Hikida, 2014

Holotype: KUZ R66803, a subadult male collected on 23 July 2010 by Kazuki Kurita.

Type locality: JAPAN: Kuchinoshima Island, Toshima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture, (29°59′12.0′′ N, 129°55′14.4′′ E, elevation 67 m).

References

• Kurita, K. & Hikida, T. 2014. A new species of Plestiodon (Squamata: Scincidae) from Kuchinoshima Island in the Tokara Group of the Northern Ryukyus, Japan. Zoological Science 31(7): 464–474. DOI: 10.2108/zs130267 Reference page.