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Skink (SE 5 lined, 5 Lined, or Broadhead)

Plestiodon

Photo by momsavang
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Field Notes

Description:

5-6inch long newt like creature. Light brown with dark stripes

Habitat:

The three types of skinks live in similar habitats. This skink was spotted in the dry sandy area outside a park bathroom. When startled it ran into a hole in the bathroom wall to hide.

Notes:

THANK YOU to all the folks that helped me with this ID.

Reference Links:

http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/index.htm

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Jellis
From what I read it could be a 5 line, SE 5 line or Broadhead. All 3 difficult to tell apart.
AshleyT
It is a skink, but you can't tell which species from this photo. It's either a five-lined skink, southeastern five-lined skink, or a broadhead skink. You would have to examine the underside of the tail and count the number of scales on the upper lip to determine which species. They are all in the same genus though, so you could label your spotting as skink and put Plestiodon sp. for the scientific name
Jellis
That is a skink, I'll or someone will try to find out which

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PublishedAugust 9, 2016

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