Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus
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| Ryukyu short-legged skink | |
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| Lectotype of A. pellopleurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ateuchosaurus |
| Species: | A. pellopleurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus (Hallowell, 1861) | |
Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus, the Ryukyu short-legged skink, is a species of skink. It is found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.[2]
Whilst A. pellopleurus was originally recognized as a single species ranging across the Osumi, Tokara, Amami, and Okinawa Groups of the Ryukyu Archipelago, molecular analysis has found that the skinks in the Osumi and Amami groups are distinct from those in the Okinawa group. A. pellopleurus sensu stricto is now the name for the species in the Osumi and Amami groups, whilst A. okinavensis is resurrected for the species in the Okinawa group.[3]