Plestiodon chinensis
Plestiodon chinensis, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China and Vietnam.[2]
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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
- 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.
- Plestiodon chinensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
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