Plestiodon oshimensis

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Scinciformata

Plestiodon oshimensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. oshimensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon oshimensis (Thompson, 1912)
Synonyms[2]
Eumeces oshimensis Thompson, 1912 Eumeces marginatus amamiensis Van Denburgh, 1912 Eumeces marginatus kikaigensis Van Denburgh, 1912 Eumeces marginatus oshimensis (Thompson, 1912) Plestiodon marginatus oshimensis (Thompson, 1912)

Plestiodon oshimensis, the Ousima skink or Oshima blue tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Amami Islands (northern Ryukyu Islands, Japan).^[1][2]