Plestiodon barbouri
Species of reptile
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Plestiodon barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's blue-tailed skink and Barbour's eyelid skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).
| Plestiodon barbouri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon barbouri (Van Denburgh, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]
Geographic range
P. barbouri is found on the Amami Islands and the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan.[1][2]
Habitat
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. barbouri is unknown.[2]
