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Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink (Plestiodon elegans)

Five-striped Blue-tailed Skink

Plestiodon elegans

Class
Reptile
Rarity
Common
Observations
1,318
Most observed in
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of skink. It is found in China, northern Vietnam, Taiwan, and the Senkaku Islands of Japan.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Plestiodon elegans”.

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