Eumeces

Japanese: Eumeces
Eumeces

...In a broad sense, it refers to reptiles belonging to the suborder Lacertilia, known in English as lizards, and includes the families mentioned above as well as iguanas, geckos, chameleons, lizards, and agamas.
[form]
In Japan, what are commonly called skinks are included in the genus Eumeces , and six species are found in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and the surrounding islands, including the Japanese skink E. latisctatus (illustration), the Okada skink E. okadae in the Izu Islands, the Okinawa skink E. marginatus in the Ryukyu Islands, and the Barbarian skink E. barbouri . These species are typical "lizard-like" and are similar in both morphology and ecology, with slight differences in the appearance and number of body scales depending on the species.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Eumeces" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…広義にはトカゲ亜目Lacertiliaに属する爬虫類を指し,英名でlizardと呼ばれ,上記のほかイグアナ,ヤモリ,カメレオン,カナヘビ,アガマなどの各科も含まれる。
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 日本でふつうトカゲと呼ばれるものはトカゲ属Eumecesに含まれ,北海道,本州,四国,九州および周辺の離島にニホントカゲE.latisctatus(イラスト)が分布し,伊豆諸島にオカダトカゲE.okadae,南西諸島にはオキナワトカゲE.marginatus,バーバートカゲE.barbouriなど6種が分布する。これらは典型的な〈トカゲ型〉をしており,いずれも形態,生態ともに類似し,種によってわずかに体鱗のようすや数に相違が見られる。…

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