Plestiodon elegans
P. elegans, near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. elegans
Binomial name
Plestiodon elegans
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms

Eumeces elegans Boulenger, 1887

Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. It is found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 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 14 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Plestiodon elegans at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2023.
  • 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


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