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Broad Headed Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

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3 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Cool! Glad you could ID it. They can be tricky.

audrey.m.archer
audrey.m.archer 11 years ago

Thanks you both! I found a more focused picture on my camera (still need to upload), and I could count five of the scales under the ridge.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

It look similar to an adult female Five-lined skink. It could also be a female Broad-headed skink. They look similar:
Broad-headed Skink female:
http://cryptobranchidae.tripod.com/siteb...
Five-lined Skink female:
http://www.herpetology.us/tnherps/common...

audrey.m.archer
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audrey.m.archer

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 31, 2012

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