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Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Animalia

Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans is a species of skink found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and Japan's Senkaku Islands.

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Family
Genus
Plestiodon
Order
Class
Squamata

About Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887)

Plestiodon elegans (Boulenger, 1887), commonly known as the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. Its known distribution includes China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Plestiodon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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