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Plestiodon
Plestiodon fasciatus
Plestiodon fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon

Plestiodon is the name for genus of American lizards formerly referred to as Eumeces, except those now placed in Mesoscincus. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Scincomorpha is an Infraorder of Saurians Skinks are the most diverse group of Lizards They make the family Scincidae which shares the superfamily or infraorder Scincomorpha with several other Lizards are a large and widespread group of Reptiles of the order Squamata, with nearly 5000 species and ranging across all continents except The Genus Eumeces Skinks ( family Scincidae comprises four African to Middle-Eastern species Mesoscincus is a Genus comprising three Species of Skink native to Mexico and Central America.

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