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Long tail, skink like, southern Florida swamp, black with red underbelly
Southern Florida Everglades and swamps
Spotted on Feb 23, 2013
Submitted on Feb 27, 2013
2 Comments
I agree with Jellis. The red is what you'd expect to see in a male this time of year (mating season). I think you'd need to count scales on its back relative to the back stripes to get a positive ID.
Do you have images of the back and tail? It looks like a Southeastern Five-Lined Skink