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Ground Skink (Juvenile)

Scincella lateralis

Photo by Jack Settle
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A tiny baby ground skink probably around 2 inches long!

Habitat:

I can't recall if it was found under something or in the leaf litter.

Found at Snake Road in southern Illinois.

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