Plestiodon multivirgatus

Plestiodon multivirgatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. multivirgatus
Binomial name
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Hallowell, 1857
Synonyms[2]
  • Plestiodon multivirgatum Hallowell, 1857
  • Eumeces multivirgatus
    — Cope, 1875
  • Eumeces gaigeae
    Taylor, 1935
  • Eumeces multivirgatus gaigeae — Lowe, 1955
  • Eumeces multivirgatus
    — Stebbins, 1985
  • Plestiodon multivirgatus
    — Schmitz et al., 2004

Plestiodon multivirgatus, commonly known as the many-lined skink, the northern many-lined skink, or the variable skink, is a medium-sized species of lizard, a member of the North American skink genus Plestiodon in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the western United States.

  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Plestiodon multivirgatus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64234A12757035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64234A12757035.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Plestiodon multivirgatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.