Plestiodon latiscutatus

Plestiodon latiscutatus

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 latiscutatus

Name

Plestiodon latiscutatus (Hallowell, 1861)

Eumeces latiscutatus (Hallowell, 1860)

Holotype: USNM 23891

• Type locality: Shimoda, Izu Peninsula, Japan

References

Primary references

• Hallowell, E., 1861. Report upon the Reptilia of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under command of Capt. John Rogers, U. S. N. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 12 [1860]: 480 - 510

Additional references

• Environment Agency of Japan (eds.), 2000. Threatened Wildlife of Japan -Red Data Book 2nd ed.- Reptillia/Amphibia. ISBN4-915959-70-8.[1]
• Hikida, T., H. Ota and M. Toyama, 1992. Herpetofauna of an encounter zone of Oriental and Palearctic elements: Amphibians and reptiles of the Tokara Group and adjacent islands in the northern Ryukyus, Japan. Biological Magazine Okinawa, (30): 29–43.
• Ota, H., M. Toyama, Y. Chigira and T. Hikida, 1994. Systematics, biogeography and conservation of the herpetofauna of the Tokara Group, Ryukyu Archipelago: New data and review of recent publications. WWF Japan Science Report, 2 (2): 163–177.
• Richard C. Goris, Norio Maeda: Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan, Krieger Publishing Company, 2004, ISBN 1575240858 (pp. 165–167)
• Hasegawa, M. 2014. Okada’s blue-tailed skink. In: Ministry of the Environment (ed.), Red Data Book 2014. - Threatened Wildlife of Japan - Vol.3, Reptilia/Amphibia, GYOSEI Corporation, Tokyo.
• Takeo Kuriyama, Taku Okamoto, Kazuyuki Miyaji, Masami Hasegawa Iridophore- and Xanthophore-Deficient Melanistic Color Variant of the Lizard Plestiodon latiscutatus, Herpetologica, 72(3), 189–195, (1. September 2016) doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-15-00022
• Okamoto, Taku; Motokawa, Junko; Toda, Mamoru; Hikida, Tsutomu 2006. Parapatric distribution of the lizards Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) latiscutatus and P. japonicus (Reptilia: Scincidae) around the Izu Peninsula, central Japan, and its biogeographic implications. Zoological Science 23:419– 425 doi:10.2108/zsj.23.419

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Plestiodon latiscutatus. The Reptile Database.
• IUCN: Plestiodon latiscutatus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Far Eastern Skink, Japanese Five-lined Skink, Okada's Skink
日本語: オカダトカゲ
русский: Дальневосточный сцинк

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