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Five-lined skink

Plestiodon fasciatus

Description:

Young five-lined skinks are dark brown to black with five distinctive white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail. The blue color fades to light blue with age, and the stripes also may slowly disappear. The dark brown color fades, too, and older individuals are often uniformly brownish.

Habitat:

Hank Anderson Park

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Maria dB
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Maria dB

Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2014
Submitted on Jul 10, 2014

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