Plestiodon chinensis, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China and Vietnam.[2]
The Chinese blue-tailed skink has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm, with a total length of 35 cm. It is large and stout, with a broad head and a pale white underside. As juveniles mature, their body undergoes a change in color from a dark brown with three light dorsal stripes and a blue tail to a fully mature brownish green, complete with reddish spots on the flanks. [2]
P. Chinensis was named after the skink's home in China.[2]
Plestiodon chinensis, the Chinese blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard which is found in China and Vietnam.