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Bermuda skink
Conservation status
Bermuda skink
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. longirostris
Binomial name
Plestiodon longirostris
Cope, 1861
Synonyms

Eumeces longirostris

The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard (Plestiodon longirostris)[2][3] is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda.[4] It is a relatively small skink (a kind of lizard): adults reach an average snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in).

  1. ^ Cox, N.A.; Wingate, D.B. (2021). "Plestiodon longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T8218A121499536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T8218A121499536.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brandley M.C., Schmitz A., Reeder T.W. (2005). "Partitioned Bayesian analyses, partition choice, and the phylogenetic relationships of scincid lizards." Systematic Biology 54 (3): 373–390. doi:10.1080/10635150590946808
  3. ^ Smith, H.M. (2005). "Plestiodon: a replacement name for most members of the genus Eumeces in North America." Journal of Kansas Herpetology 14: 15–16.
  4. ^ Cox, N.A.; Wingate, D.B. (2021). "Plestiodon longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T8218A121499536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T8218A121499536.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered

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