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Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Blue, Beige, and Red colored.

Habitat:

In a water trough.

Species ID Suggestions

Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

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AshleyT
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AshleyT
I have moved this to the reptiles category as this is a lizard, not a salamander. Salamanders don't have scales, this lizard has very clear scales. This is an immature male, you can tell because its stripes are fading and the head is starting to turn red.

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PublishedMay 22, 2014

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