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Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
37.8393, -84.27
Field Notes
Description:
It is a small to medium sized skink growing to about 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) to 21.5 centimetres (8.5 in) total length. Young Five-lined Skinks are dark brown to black with five distinctive white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail. The blue color fades to light blue with age, and the stripes also may slowly disappear.
Habitat:
Five-lined Skinks are ground-dwelling animals. They prefer moist, partially wooded habitat that provides ample cover or inside walls of buildings as well as sites to bask in the sun. They can also be found in broken, rocky areas at the northern edge of their habitat.
Notes:
Spotted while climbing in Red River Gorge, KY.
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