Plestiodon leucostictus
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| Plestiodon leucostictus | |
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| Plestiodon chinensis formosensis (left) and Plestiodon leucostictus (right) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Scinciformata |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. leucostictus |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon leucostictus (Hikida, 1988) | |
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Plestiodon leucostictus, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Taiwan[1][2][3] and occurs in the eastern part of the main island as well as on Green Island.[1] As currently delimited, it includes Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from the eastern parts of Taiwan and Eumeces chinensis leucostictus originally described from Green Island; the taxonomic position of Plestiodon chinensis formosensis from western Taiwan is unsettled.[4]
Plestiodon leucostictus mainly occurs in cultivated land or large areas of open grassland. It is common on Green Island, but rare on the mainland.[1]
