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Plestiodon sp.
This lizard would hang out at the edge of the trail at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and when frightened would run into the grasses.
Spotted on Apr 5, 2014
Submitted on Apr 14, 2014
5 Comments
Well the Six-lined Racerunner also has a blue tail as a juvenile haha
Ashley I did see one lizard with a blue tail that looked like a racerunner, but it ran off before I could get a picture.
The red just tells you it's a male :) There's also another skink that looks just like these two, but you are a bit too south for it. Females and juveniles have a black back with a bright blue tail, seem to see them way more often than a male like this!
Thanks Ashley. And I thought this would be an easy one with the red head:-)
Either Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus) or Broadhead Skink (Plestiodon laticeps). Can only tell them apart by examining the scales under the tail :)