Plestiodon liui
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. liui
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| 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]
Etymology
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]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of P. liui is unknown.[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of P. liui is unknown.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Ji, X. (2019). "Plestiodon liui ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T104766346A104766364. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T104766346A104766364.en. Downloaded on 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Plestiodon liui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 March 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Hikida, T.; Zhao, E. (1989). "Eumeces liui : A New Species of Blue-tailed Skink (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from China". Copeia. 1989 (1): 110–114.
- Schmitz, A.; Mausfeld, P.; Embert, D. (2004). "Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications". Hamadryad. 28 (1–2): 73–89. (Plestiodon liui, new combination).