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Broad-headed Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

Photo by emt595
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Field Notes

Description:

Large skink or lizard

Habitat:

Hardwood forest

Species ID Suggestions

Broad-headed Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

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Mandy Hollman
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Comments (3)
BenjaminKabel
We have a skink here. Probably a five lined skink, but I can't make out the key details for proper identification in these photos.

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Biodiversity of Texas
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Texas Nature Challenge - Bayou Region
Mission
Texas Master Naturalist Program - Nature Indentification
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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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