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| name = Kishinoue's giant skink |
| name = Kishinoue's giant skink |
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| caption = A [[roadkill|roadkilled]] specimen at [[Ishigaki Island]], 2019 |
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| status = VU |
| status = VU |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. Plestiodon kishinouyei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T8217A96877356. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T8217A96877356.en. Downloaded on 03 January 2019.</ref> |
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. Plestiodon kishinouyei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T8217A96877356. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T8217A96877356.en. Downloaded on 03 January 2019.</ref> |
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| genus = Plestiodon |
| genus = Plestiodon |
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| species = kishinouyei |
| species = kishinouyei |
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| authority = [[Leonhard Hess Stejneger|Stejneger]], 1901 |
| authority = [[Leonhard Hess Stejneger|Stejneger]], 1901 |
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| synonyms = ''Eumeces kishinouyei'' |
| synonyms = ''Eumeces kishinouyei'' |
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'''Kishinoue's giant skink''' (''Plestiodon kishinouyei'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family [[Scincidae]], endemic to the southern [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan. |
'''Kishinoue's giant skink''' (''Plestiodon kishinouyei'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family [[Scincidae]], endemic to the southern [[Ryukyu Islands]] of Japan. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Plestiodon |
| Species: | P. kishinouyei
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| Plestiodon kishinouyei Stejneger, 1901
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Eumeces kishinouyei | |
Kishinoue's giant skink (Plestiodon kishinouyei) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae, endemic to the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
The species name is a tribute to Japanese fisheries biologist Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, 1867-1929).
Description
P. kishinouyei is about 30-40 cm in total length (including tail), with a snout to vent length of 14.0–17.2 cm. It is the largest member of its widely distributed, speciose genus,[2] and thus appears to be an example of island gigantism.
References
- ^ Kidera, N. & Ota, H. 2017. Plestiodon kishinouyei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T8217A96877356. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T8217A96877356.en. Downloaded on 03 January 2019.
- ^ Kurita, K.; Toda, M. (2017). "The role of ecological factors in determining phylogeographic and population genetic structure of two sympatric island skinks (Plestiodon kishinouyei and P. stimpsonii)". Genetica. 145 (2): 223–234. doi:10.1007/s10709-017-9960-3. PMID 28271307.
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