Plestiodon marginatus, the Ousima skink or Okinawa blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the central (Okinawa Islands) and northern parts (Amami Islands, Tokara Islands) of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).[1][2]
| Plestiodon marginatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. marginatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon marginatus Hallowell, 1861
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References
edit- ^ a b Kidera, N. & Ota, H. (2017). "Plestiodon marginatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T96265367A96265370. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T96265367A96265370.en. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ a b Plestiodon marginatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2023.
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