Linnaean Classification
- Kingdom:
- Animalia - Animals
- Phylum:
- Chordata - Chordates
- Subphylum:
- Vertebrata - Vertebrates
- Class:
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
- Order:
- Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
- Suborder:
- Lacertilia Oppel, 1811 - Lizards
- Family:
- Scincidae Gray, 1825 - Skinks
- Genus:
- Plestiodon Duméril and Bibron, 1839 - Toothy Skinks
- Species:
- Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Five-lined Skink
Recent Taxonomic Synonyms
- Eumeces fasciatus