Plestiodon barbouri explained

Plestiodon barbouri, also known commonly as Barbour's blue-tailed skink and Barbour's eyelid skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).

Etymology

The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.^[1]

Geographic range

P. barbouri is found on the Amami Islands and the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. barbouri are forest and shrubland.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of P. barbouri is unknown.

Further reading

• , Mausfeld P, Embert D (2004). "Molecular studies on the genus Eumeces Wiegmann 1834: phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic imlications". Hamadryad 28 (1–2): 73–89. (Plestiodon barbouri, new combination).
• Van Denburgh J (1912). "Concerning Certain Species of Reptiles and Amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 3: 187–257. (Eumeces barbouri, new species, pp. 215–216).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]