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Unnamed spotting

Description:

Long and slender, about 6" snout to tip of tail. Forked red tongue.

Notes:

Found indoors. Thinking it's a Gilbert's skink.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Gilbert's Skink
Plestiodon gilberti rubricaudatus Gilbert's Skink
reaum001
reaum001 13 years ago
Western Skink
Eumeces skiltonianus


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2 Comments

reaum001
reaum001 13 years ago

pinkish. not publish phone autocorrected

reaum001
reaum001 13 years ago

a gilberts at that size would have a publish hue to the tail. that looks like a very old western. They loose pattern as they mature.

kevin.stierhoff
Spotted by
kevin.stierhoff

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 13, 2011
Submitted on Mar 14, 2011

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