- English Common Name
- Barbour’s blue-tailed Skink
- Scientific name
- Plestiodon barbouri
- Taxonomy
- Order: Squamata, Family: Scincidae
- Size
- About 18 cm
- Species Distribution
- Amamioshima to Okinawa Island and surrounding areas. In Okinawa prefecture, Okinawa, Iheyajima, Kumejima, and Tokashiki Islands
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Vulnerable
- A vivid, deep blue tail is characteristic for this species. The species is found in forests, where it is often found sunbathing. It feeds on spiders and snails. It slows down its activities,during the winter, but no hibernation occurs.
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- Updated July 2017
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