Plestiodon quadrilineatus

Plestiodon quadrilineatus (Plestiodon quadrilineatus) is a lizard recorded for Vietnam in the project inventory. Its supporting occurrence note is “GBIF: 23 Vietnam records”. The exact scientific name is retained because many Vietnamese reptiles are recently described, geographically restricted or difficult to distinguish from close relatives. This profile therefore separates the recorded identity and occurrence from broader biological context instead of inventing unsupported locality, size, diet or breeding details (project species data; Reptile Database taxonomy).

Plestiodon are smooth-scaled skinks that generally forage by day for insects and other small animals on the ground or around cover. Many species lay eggs, and juveniles in several lineages have stripes or brightly coloured tails, but those traits are not universal. Tail shedding can help an individual escape a predator. These are genus-level ecological notes, not a substitute for a Vietnam-specific account of this species, so exact clutch, size and colour details are omitted (general Plestiodon ecology; Reptile Database).