Plestiodon popei, Pope's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China.[1][2] It is named in honor of American herpetologist Clifford Hillhouse Pope.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. popei
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| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon popei (Hikida, 1989)
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References edit
- ^ a b Ji, X.; Wang, Y. (2019). "Plestiodon popei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T104766670A104766791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104766670A104766791.en. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b Plestiodon popei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 September 2023.
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