Okada's five-lined skink

phylum	Chordata	The Okada's five-lined skink or Far Eastern skink (Plestiodon latiscutatus) is a species of lizard which is endemic to Japan. The species was first described by the American herpetologist Edward Hallowell in 1861. There are no recognized subspecies. During the 20th century it was placed in the genus Eumeces which now contains African and Middle-Eastern skinks. It was long named Eumeces okadae but changed to latiscutatus according to the rules of nomenclature and priority. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Skinks
clade	Diapsida
order	Squamata
family	Scincidae
genus	Plestiodon
species	P. latiscutatus

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  Yujin Japanese Five-lined Skink brown

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  Yujin Japanese Five-lined Skink