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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