Plestiodon tunganus (STEJNEGER, 1924)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Scincinae, Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	Chinese: 大渡石龙子
Synonym	Eumeces tunganus STEJNEGER 1924: 384 Eumeces tunganus — STEJNEGER 1926: 51 Eumeces tunganus — TAYLOR 1936: 234 Eumeces tunganus — GRIFFITH, NGO & MURPHY 2000 Plestiodon tunganus — SCHMITZ et al. 2004 Plestiodon tunganus — WANG et al. 2026
Distribution	China (W Sichuan) Type locality: Luting Kiao (= Luding Qiao or Luting-Chiao [bridge]), where road to Tatsienlu (= Kangding Co.) crosses Tung River (= Dadu He), westem Szechwan (= Sichuan) Prov., China; 5,000-6,000 feet elevation.
Reproduction	oviparous (phylogenetic imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: USNM 66736 (fide TAYLOR 1936: 27)
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Taylor 1936: 234 Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Plate 29G in ZHAO & ADLER 1993.
Etymology	Named after the type locality near the Tung River.
References	BRANDLEY, MATTHEW C.; OTA, HIDETOSHI; HIKIDA, TSUTOMU; NIETO MONTES DE OCA, ADRIAN; FERIA-ORTIZ, MANUEL; GUO, XIANGUANG; WANG, YUEZHAO 2012. The phylogenetic systematics of blue-tailed skinks (Plestiodon) and the family Scincidae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165 (1): 163-189 - get paper here Griffith, H., A. Ngo & R. W. Murphy 2000. A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 7 (1): 1-16 - get paper here Schmitz, Andreas; Patrick Mausfeld and Dirk Embert 2004. Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic implications. Hamadryad 28 (1-2): 73 – 89 - get paper here Stejneger, L. 1925. Chinese amphibians and reptiles in the United States National Museum. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 66 (2562): 1-115. - get paper here Stejneger, LEONHARD H. 1924. A new Chinese lizard of the genus Eumeces. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14 (16): 383-384. - 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 Wang, Kai; Jinlong Ren, Hongman Chen, Zhitong Lyu, Xianguang Guo Ke Jiang, Jinmin Chen, Jiatang Li, Peng Guo, Yingyong Wang, Jing Che 2020. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science 28 (2): 189-218 - get paper here Wang, Kai; Sheng-Jing Xu, Justin Lee, Zhuo-Yu Lu, Jie-Qiong Jin, Na Zhu, Jing Che 2026. Lectotype designation of Plestiodon elegans (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae) and the description of a new species of the Plestiodon elegans complex from northwestern Yunnan Province, China. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation - get paper here Zhao,E. & Adler,K. 1993. Herpetology of China. SSAR, Oxford/Ohio, 1-522 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 http://www.zsu.edu.cn/museum/creature/animal/Reptilia.htm Google images

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