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broad headed skink

Plestiodon laticeps

Description:

Wide jaws, giving the head a triangular appearance. Adult males are brown or olive brown in color and have bright orange heads during the mating season in spring. Females have five light stripes running down the back and the tail. Blueish/brown tail. Wide scaled on underside of tail.

Habitat:

Moist woodland

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moore0686
Spotted by
moore0686

Suffolk, Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2013
Submitted on May 5, 2013

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