Plestiodon japonicus

Plestiodon japonicus

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 japonicus

Name

Plestiodon japonicus (Peters, 1864)

Primary references

• Okamoto, T. & Hikida, T. 2009. Three genetic lineages of the Japanese skink Plestiodon japonicus (Scincidae, Squamata) and the genetic composition of their contact zones. J Zool Syst Evol Res. 47(2): 181–188
• Taku Okamoto, Junko Motokawa, Mamoru Toda, Tsutomu Hikida: Parapatric distribution of the lizards, Plestiodon (formerly Eumeces) latiscutatus and P. japonicus (Reptilia: Scincidae) around the Izu Peninsula, central Japan, and its biogeographic implications. In: Zoological Science. Band 23, Nr. 5, 2006, S. 419-425 (PDF).

Vernacular names

English: Japanese five-lined skink
日本語: ニホントカゲ

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