Kishinoue's giant skink (Plestiodon kishinouyei), also known as the Japanese skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae, endemic to the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Kishinoue's giant skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Plestiodon chinensis
- Plestiodon latiscutatus
- Plestiodon japonicus
- Plestiodon finitimus
- Plestiodon elegans
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Plestiodon
- Species
- Plestiodon kishinouyei
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo