western skink

Summary

western skink is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month, #1,532 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• western skink's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• western skink is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• western skink's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• western skink is classified within Plestiodon^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, western skink is Plestiodon skiltonianus^[7].
• western skink's Commons category is recorded as Plestiodon skiltonianus^[8].
• western skink is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Skink'}^[9].
• western skink's Digital Atlas of Idaho URL is recorded as https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/bio/reptile/lacer/eusk/euskfram.htm^[10].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, western skink is Plestiodon skiltonianus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Plestiodon^[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Skink'}^[9].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 37769^[11] and 115979^[12]. western skink's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 463545^[13]. western skink's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5960558^[14]. western skink's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173970^[15].

Why It Matters

western skink ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month, #1,532 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]