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Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Photo by gobospring
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 6-7 inches if tail is straight; found hanging out in the sun on the screen door.

Habitat:

We are near a river

Species ID Suggestions

American five-lined skink

Eumeces fasciatus

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Comments (3)
MitchRay
It's definitely a skink. I'm thinking Broad-headed (Eumeces laticeps) but it's tough to say without counting the upper labial scales.

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PublishedMay 11, 2011

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