''Plestiodon elegans'', the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of lizards in the genus ''

Plestiodon ''Plestiodon'' is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus ''Eumeces'', except those now placed in ''Mesoscincus''. They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindr ...

'' found in East Asia.

References

* Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in adult blue-tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. WG Du, SJ Yan, X Ji, Journal of Thermal Biology, 2000 * Growth, sexual size dimorphism and female reproduction of blue tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. DU Wei-Guo, JI Xiang, Zoological Research, 2001

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* * elegans Vertebrates of East Asia Lizards of Asia Reptiles of Hong Kong Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{skink-stub