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American Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Photo by eileen.wright
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Species ID Suggestions

American Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

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bayucca
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Comments (6)
eileen.wright
Thank you for all the help! Looks like definitely may be the Five-line and Broad-head skinks. We first saw just the Broad-head peaking out of the hole and then thought they were mating. I will post another picture. Thanks for the help!
Yasser
Yup, looks like two different species - broad head and 5 line!
bayucca
Here is a nice close-up: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24923067
bayucca
Looks like! Thanks, Brian! I probably was too focused on the left one, which I IDed just before and did not think about a different species. Cool! 2 in 1! Plestiodon laticeps, Broad-headed Skink would be the lower one: http://www.wildherps.com/species/E.laticeps.html Could you, please, verify!
bayucca
Should be the same one like this: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24797160
Brian Parsons
You have two different skinks perhaps - Broad-head (bottom) and Five-line (top) - consult this reference: http://apbrwww5.apsu.edu/reptatlas/frames_file.htm

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