Bermuda skink
(Plestiodon longirostris)
Description
The Bermuda Rock Skink is the only endemic terrestrial vertebrate on the isolated archipelago of Bermuda.It is a relatively primitive 'relict' species and is identifiable from Pleitocene deposits on Bermuda.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Plestiodon
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