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Ground Skink

Scincella lateralis

Photo by Jerrie Miller
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Field Notes

Description:

Smooth scales; short limbs; a small transparent membrane on the lower eyelid; no supranasal scales.

Habitat:

Garden of the Gods, Southern Illinois

Reference Links:

Scincella lateralis | Illinois Natural History Survey | U of I

Species ID Suggestions

Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

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