Plestiodon elegans | |
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P. elegans, near Ho Chung, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Plestiodon |
Species: | P. elegans
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Binomial name | |
Plestiodon elegans (
Boulenger, 1887)
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Synonyms | |
Eumeces elegans Boulenger, 1887 |
Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. It is found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan. [1] [2]