Plestiodon latiscutatus

Plestiodon latiscutatus

Taxonavigation

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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

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Plestiodon latiscutatus (Hallowell, 1861)

Eumeces latiscutatus (Hallowell, 1860)

Holotype: USNM 23891

  • Type locality: Shimoda, Izu Peninsula, Japan

References

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Primary references

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  • 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

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  • 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
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Vernacular names

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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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