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Kishinoue's giant skink
Plestiodon kishinouyei
Kishinoue's giant skink (Plestiodon kishinouyei), also known as the Japanese skink, 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).
From the article Kishinoue's giant skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Plestiodon kishinouyei is about 30–40 cm (12–16 in) in total length (including tail), with a snout to vent length of 14.0–17.2 cm (5.5–6.8 in). It is the largest member of its widely distributed, speciose genus, and thus appears to be an example of island gigantism.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37787.