Plestiodon chinensis

Plestiodon chinensis, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China and Vietnam.[2]

Plestiodon chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. chinensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon chinensis
(JE Gray, 1838)

Description

The Chinese blue-tailed skink has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm, with a total length of 35 cm. It is large and stout, with a broad head and a pale white underside. As juveniles mature, their body undergoes a change in color from a dark brown with three light dorsal stripes and a blue tail to a fully mature brownish green, complete with reddish spots on the flanks. [2]

Entomology

P. Chinensis was named after the skink's home in China.[2]

References

  1. Nguyen, T.Q.; Yang, J.; Shang, G. (2019). "Plestiodon chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T104764162A104853675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104764162A104853675.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Plestiodon chinensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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