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Ground Skink

Scincella lateralis

Photo by TammiElisa
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Field Notes

Description:

I think it was a baby; it was super tiny. Its back is copper and it has a black stripe down its side.

Habitat:

It was hiding inside a small crack in a tree beside a stream.

Reference Links:

http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/scilat.htm

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Ashish
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scincella_lateralis
Ashish
http://149.168.1.196/nrid/getDataPub.php?pid=7529&n=1
TammiElisa
Ok I found it! It's a Ground Skink: http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/scilat.htm
Elsa
It's definitely a lizard. Could it be a juvenile five-lined skink?

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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