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National Natural Monument
Reptiles
Stimpson's Skink (Okinawa Skink)
Plestiodon kishinouyei
A large lizard of the Southwest Islands, among the biggest lizards in Japan, with glossy brown scales. It lives in forests and stone-walled areas, and habitat loss has led to its protection as a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Plestiodon kishinouyei
- Group
- Reptiles
- Prefectures
- Okinawa
- 日本語
- キシノウエトカゲ
- 简体中文
- 冲绳石龙子
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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The Stimpson's Skink (Okinawa Skink) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Okinawa.
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