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Five Lined Skink

Eumeces fasciatus

Photo by Josh1976
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Field Notes

Description:

Juveniles have a dark body with five white to yellow stripes on back & a bright blue tail. Similar species is the Broadhead Skink which has no large postlabial scales. The five lined has two enlarged postlabial scales.

Notes:

Adult

Species ID Suggestions

Broadhead Skink (Male)

Plestiodon laticeps

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ConorSheaWing
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Comments (5)
Josh1976
No apologies necessary Conor. Thanks again!
AshleyT
Awesome, Josh! I have yet to find a Broadhead skink, and I still haven't seen an adult male five-lined. One day, though :)
ConorSheaWing
Sorry for my mistake then! I did not know that either, I was just going by coloration.
Josh1976
Those two species are definately difficult to distinguish from one another! This skink had the two enlarged postlabial scales that the Broadhead does not. I only learned that because the person I was with is a herpetologist lol! I do appreciate the help Conor!
ConorSheaWing
I think this is actually a Male Broadhead Skink. I'll leave my suggestion with the scientific name.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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