Plestiodon coreensis

Plestiodon coreensis, also known as Smith's skink, is a species of skink. It is endemic to North Korea.^[1][2] It is only known from two localities in extreme northwestern North Korea, near the Chinese border, where it was last collected more than 80 years ago. It is a little known species occurring in an area that is difficult to survey.^[1]

Plestiodon coreensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. coreensis
Binomial name
Plestiodon coreensis (Doi & Kamita, 1937)
Synonyms[1][2]
Eumeces coreensis Doi & Kamita, 1937