Plestiodon is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus Eumeces, except those now placed in Mesoscincus. They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindrical body covered with smooth, shiny scales. They are distributed from East Asia to throughout North America from southern Canada south to Mexico, including oceanic islands such as Bermuda.
The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America. It is one...
Plestiodon is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus Eumeces, except...
Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic...
Plestiodon japonicus is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan. The IUCN lists the species as least concern. The species was first described in...
The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. The broadhead skink occurs...
Plestiodon multivirgatus, commonly known as the many-lined skink, the northern many-lined skink, or the variable skink, is a medium-sized species of lizard...
Plestiodon inexpectatus, the southeastern five-lined skink is a common skink in the southeastern United States. The specific name, inexpectatus ("the unexpected")...
four-lined skink (Plestiodon tetragrammus) is a species of lizard, which is endemic to North America. It is a medium-sized member of the Plestiodon skinks. At...
Plestiodon callicephalus, commonly known as the mountain skink, is a species of lizard, a medium-sized member of the Plestiodon skinks, endemic to North...
The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about...
Plestiodon egregius, the mole skink, is a species of small lizard endemic to the Southeastern United States. The species is subdivided into five subspecies...
Plestiodon anthracinus, the coal skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to the United States. It is a mid-sized lizard with short well developed...
Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. It is found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan...
The prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) is a species of skink endemic to the prairies east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is one of...
The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard (Plestiodon longirostris) is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living...
The Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) is a species of lizard endemic to North America. The Great Plains skink, together with the broad-headed skink...
Plestiodon barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's blue-tailed skink and Barbour's eyelid skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The...
Plestiodon stimpsonii, Stimpson's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands (southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan). Kidera, N.; Ota...
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...
The Florida sand skink (Plestiodon reynoldsi) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae, the skinks. It is endemic to Florida in the United States...
The Okada's five-lined skink or Far Eastern skink (Plestiodon latiscutatus, Jap. オカダトカゲ Okada-Tokage) is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan...
Plestiodon finitimus, the Far Eastern skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan and Russia. Kidera, N.; Ota, H. (2017). "Plestiodon finitimus"...
Plestiodon capito, commonly known as Gail's eyelid skink, is a species of lizard, a member of the Plestiodon skinks, and endemic to China. Guo, X.; Cai...
Plestiodon leucostictus, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to Taiwan and occurs in the eastern part of the main island...
Plestiodon parviauriculatus, the northern pigmy skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Mexico. Frost, D.R. (2007). "Plestiodon parviauriculatus"...
Plestiodon bilineatus, also known as the Mexican shortnose skink, or the two-lined short-nosed skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico. P. bilineatus...
Plestiodon tunganus is a species of lizard which is found in China. Guo, X. (2019). "Plestiodon tunganus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019:...
Plestiodon colimensis, the Colima skink, is a species of lizard which is endemic to Mexico. Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Plestiodon colimensis"...
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