Plestiodon oshimensis (THOMPSON, 1912)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Ousima Skink
Synonym	Eumeces oshimensis THOMPSON 1912 Eumeces marginatus amamiensis VAN DENBURGH 1912: 4 Eumeces marginatus kikaigensis VAN DENBURGH 1912: 5 Eumeces oshimensis — TAYLOR 1936: 253 Eumeces marginatus oshimensis — HIKIDA 1989 Plestiodon marginatus oshimensis — HONDA et al. 2008 Plestiodon oshimensis — KURITA & HIKIDA 2014
Distribution	Japan (Kikaiga-shima, Loo Choo Islands) Type locality: Kikaiga-shima, Loo Choo Islands, Japan. amamiensis: Type locality: Amamioshima, Loo Choo Islands, Japan; kikaigensis: Type locality: Kikaiga-shima, Loo Choo Islands, Japan;
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: CAS 21729 Holotype: CAS 21615 [amamiensis] Holotype: CAS 21628 [kikaigensis]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Taylor 1936: 253 Additional details (1685 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	See also P. marginatus.
References	Hikida T 1989. The Ryukyu Blue-tailed Skink, Eumeces marginatus Not Distributed in Taiwan. Journal of Taiwan Museum 42 (1): 81-88 - get paper here Honda, M.; Okamoto, T.; Hikida, T. & Ota, H. 2008. Molecular Phylogeography of the Endemic Five-lined Skink ( Plestiodon marginatus) ( Reptilia: Scincidae) of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, with Special Reference to the Relationship of a Northern Tokara Population. Pacific Science 62 (3): 351 – 362 - get paper here Kurita, Kazuki and Tsutomu Hikida 2014. A New Species of Plestiodon (Squamata: Scincidae) from Kuchinoshima Island in the Tokara Group of the Northern Ryukyus, Japan. . Zoological Science 31 (7): 464-474, doi: 10.2108/zs130267 - get paper here Okamoto, Taku 2016. Historical Biogeography of the Terrestrial Reptiles of Japan: A Comparative Analysis of Geographic Ranges and Molecular Phylogenies. Species Diversity of Animals in Japan, pp 135-163; DOI<br>10.1007/978-4-431-56432-4_5 - get paper here Taylor, E. H. 1936. A taxonomic study of the cosmopolitan lizards of the genus Eumeces with an account of the distribution and relationship of its species. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 23 (14): 1-643 [1935] - get paper here Thompson, J.C. 1912. Herpetological notices, No. 2. Prodrome of descriptions of new species of Reptilia and Batrachia from the Far East. Privately published, San Francisco. Van Denburgh, J. 1912. Advance diagnoses of new reptiles and amphibians from the Loo Choo Islands and Formosa. Privately published by author, San Francisco. 8 pages. Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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