| Bermuda skink | |
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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. longirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Plestiodon longirostris Cope, 1861
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| Synonyms | |
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Eumeces longirostris | |
The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard (Plestiodon longirostris)[2][3] is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living vertebrate of Bermuda.[4] It is a relatively small skink (a kind of lizard): adults reach an average snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (3.1 in).
- ^ Cox, N.A.; Wingate, D.B. (2021). "Plestiodon longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T8218A121499536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T8218A121499536.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Brandley M.C., Schmitz A., Reeder T.W. (2005). "Partitioned Bayesian analyses, partition choice, and the phylogenetic relationships of scincid lizards." Systematic Biology 54 (3): 373–390. doi:10.1080/10635150590946808
- ^ Smith, H.M. (2005). "Plestiodon: a replacement name for most members of the genus Eumeces in North America." Journal of Kansas Herpetology 14: 15–16.
- ^ Cox, N.A.; Wingate, D.B. (2021). "Plestiodon longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T8218A121499536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T8218A121499536.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered