Plestiodon oshimensis

Plestiodon oshimensis, the Ousima skink or Oshima blue tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Amami Islands (northern Ryukyu Islands, Japan).[1][2]

Plestiodon oshimensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. oshimensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon oshimensis
(Thompson, 1912)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eumeces oshimensis Thompson, 1912
  • Eumeces marginatus amamiensis Van Denburgh, 1912
  • Eumeces marginatus kikaigensis Van Denburgh, 1912
  • Eumeces marginatus oshimensis (Thompson, 1912)
  • Plestiodon marginatus oshimensis (Thompson, 1912)

References
  1. Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Plestiodon oshimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96265403A96265412. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265403A96265412.en. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. Plestiodon oshimensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2023.


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