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Ground Skink

Scincella lateralis

Description:

I think it was a baby; it was super tiny. Its back is copper and it has a black stripe down its side.

Habitat:

It was hiding inside a small crack in a tree beside a stream.

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5 Comments

TammiElisa
TammiElisa 12 years ago

Ok I found it! It's a Ground Skink:
http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/lizards/scil...

Elsa
Elsa 12 years ago

It's definitely a lizard. Could it be a juvenile five-lined skink?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Must be Skink.

TammiElisa
Spotted by
TammiElisa

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011

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