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Broad-headed skink (juvenile)

Plestiodaon laticeps

Description:

3 1/2" long juvenile skink

Habitat:

Cumberland River trail


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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 months ago

Aaron, I've spoken to Lisa & she concurs - thanks for the correction!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 months ago

If I might chime in, it appears as though your skink has 5 upper labial scales and no enlarged post labial scales. That would make it a broad-headed skink.

KarenL
KarenL 10 months ago

Not me Cindy! My friend Mary was the lucky recipient of the love bite!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 10 months ago

Pretty spotting. It gave you a little love bite :)

Ashland City, Tennessee, USA

Lat: 36.26, Long: -87.04

Spotted on Jul 18, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2012

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