Blue-striped lizard - Blue-striped lizard

Japanese: アオスジトカゲ - あおすじとかげ
Blue-striped lizard - Blue-striped lizard

... Of the lizards found in Japan, the Kishinouye skink E. kishinouyei found in the Sakishima Islands is large, reaching a total length of 26-39cm, while the Ishigaki skink E. stimpsoni found in the Yaeyama Islands is slightly smaller at 15cm, and all others are around 20-25cm in total length. The blue-striped skink E. elegans found in Taiwan and China is found only in the Senkaku Islands in Japan, and its distribution in the Nansei Islands as previously recorded is thought to be incorrect. It is characterized by a row of large irregular scales on its hind legs. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Blue-striped Skink" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本産トカゲ属のうち,先島諸島産のキシノウエトカゲE.kishinouyeiが全長26~39cmほどに達する大型であり,八重山諸島産イシガキトカゲE.stimpsoniが全長15cmでやや小型であるほかは,すべて全長20~25cmくらい。台湾,中国に分布するアオスジトカゲE.elegansは,日本では尖閣諸島にのみ分布し,従来記録されている南西諸島各地の分布は誤りと考えられる。後肢に不規則な大型鱗の列が見られるのが特徴。…

※「アオスジトカゲ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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