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Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Description:

About 6-7 inches if tail is straight; found hanging out in the sun on the screen door.

Habitat:

We are near a river

1 Species ID Suggestions

American five-lined skink
Eumeces fasciatus Eumeces fasciatus - Five-Lined Skink -- Discover Life


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3 Comments

AmyGahan
AmyGahan 12 years ago

Wow! Nice picture!!

gobospring
gobospring 13 years ago

Thanks! You know your reptiles!

MitchRay
MitchRay 13 years ago

It's definitely a skink. I'm thinking Broad-headed (Eumeces laticeps) but it's tough to say without counting the upper labial scales.

gobospring
Spotted by
gobospring

Virginia, USA

Spotted on May 9, 2011
Submitted on May 11, 2011

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