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Plestiodon inexpectatus (Taylor, 1932)

Lagartija el inesperado, Southeastern five-lined Skink

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Reptilia

Order
Squamata

Family
Scincidae

Genus
Plestiodon

Species
inexpectatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eumeces inexpectatus Taylor, 1932 fide Uetz & Hošek (2013) (GBIF Secretariat, 2021)

Origin: Introduced - not established

Status

Least concern

Introduction

Year of first record: 2005

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on boats

Introduced status: Intercepted

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Intercepted on San Cristobal Island.

References

  • Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. Carrión, V., Zabala, J., Buitrón, P. & Milstead, B. (2007) Status of introduced vertebrates in Galapagos. Galapagos Report 2006–2007. Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, p. 136–141.
  • Uetz, P. Hošek, J. (eds.) (2013) The Reptile Database available from http://www.reptile-database.org
  • Arteaga, A. Bustamante, L., Vierira, J., Tapia, W., Guayasamin, J.M. (2019) Reptiles of the Galapagos Life on the Enchanted Islands Tropical Herping
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517

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"Galapagos Species Database, Plestiodon inexpectatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17974. Accessed 22 July 2025.