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Plestiodon laticeps
Some sort of newt or skink. Light brown body with reddish head.
I've moved this to reptiles for you.
Ah, ok! It was hard to tell in the photo (you saw it in person). That was my other guess. Glad you found out what it was. :)
Thanks forestdragon. It turns out that its actually a broad-headed skink. Thanks for the link to help ID!
I absolutely adore skinks! What a great spot! Skinks are very sleek and smooth and also very fast (as long as they aren't cold). They usually have longer, pointier snouts than newts (newts are amphibians and skinks are reptiles).You can see pictures of local (to you) lizards and salamanders(including one newt) here:http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety...http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety...
Spotted on Apr 30, 2012 Submitted on May 1, 2012
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I've moved this to reptiles for you.
Ah, ok! It was hard to tell in the photo (you saw it in person). That was my other guess. Glad you found out what it was. :)
Thanks forestdragon. It turns out that its actually a broad-headed skink. Thanks for the link to help ID!
I absolutely adore skinks! What a great spot! Skinks are very sleek and smooth and also very fast (as long as they aren't cold). They usually have longer, pointier snouts than newts (newts are amphibians and skinks are reptiles).
You can see pictures of local (to you) lizards and salamanders(including one newt) here:
http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety...
http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety...