Plestiodon leucostictus

Plestiodon leucostictus, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Taiwan[1][2][3] and occurs in the eastern part of the main island as well as on Green Island.[1] As currently delimited, it includes Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from the eastern parts of Taiwan and Eumeces chinensis leucostictus originally described from Green Island; the taxonomic position of Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from western Taiwan is unsettled.[4]

Plestiodon leucostictus
Plestiodon chinensis formosensis (left) and Plestiodon leucostictus (right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. leucostictus
Binomial name
Plestiodon leucostictus
(Hikida, 1988)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eumeces chinensis leucostictus Hikida, 1988
  • Plestiodon chinensis leucostictus (Hikida, 1988)

Plestiodon leucostictus mainly occurs in cultivated land or large areas of open grassland. It is common on Green Island, but rare on the mainland.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Shang, G.; Tsai, S. (2021). "Plestiodon leucostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T128380138A128380152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T128380138A128380152.en. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Lin, Si-Min. "Plestiodon leucostictus (Hikida, 1988)". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ Plestiodon leucostictus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ Kurita, Kazuki; Nakamura, Yukiko; Okamoto, Taku; Lin, Si-Min & Hikida, Tsutomu (2017). "Taxonomic reassessment of two subspecies of Chinese skink in Taiwan based on morphological and molecular investigations (Squamata, Scincidae)". ZooKeys (687): 131–148. Bibcode:2017ZooK..687..131K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.687.12742. PMC 5672577. PMID 29114169.