Plestiodon liui
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| Plestiodon liui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. liui |
| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon liui | |
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Plestiodon liui is a species of lizard in the subfamily Scincinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to China.[1][2]
The specific name, liui, is in honor of Chinese herpetologist Ch'eng-chao Liu.[3]: 160
Geographic range
P. liui is found south of the Yangtze River in the Chinese provinces of Hubei, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.[1]
