Plestiodon multivirgatus

Plestiodon multivirgatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Plestiodon
Species:
P. multivirgatus
Binomial name
Plestiodon multivirgatus
Hallowell, 1857
Synonyms
  • Plestiodon multivirgatum Hallowell, 1857
  • Eumeces multivirgatus
    Cope, 1875
  • Eumeces gaigeae
    Taylor, 1935
  • Eumeces multivirgatus gaigeae Lowe, 1955
  • Eumeces multivirgatus
    Stebbins, 1985
  • Plestiodon multivirgatus
    Schmitz et al., 2004

Plestiodon multivirgatus, commonly known as the many-lined skink, the northern many-lined skink, or the variable skink, is a medium-sized species of lizard, a member of the North American skink genus Plestiodon in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the western United States.