Plestiodon fasciatus Common Five-lined Skink
Also known as:
Five-lined Skink
Snake Road, La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, Union County, IllinoisApril 23, 2008
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
Snake Road has a lot of snakes, but apparently not so many lizards. This was the only lizard I saw in about four hours of herp hunting.
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area, Jackson County, MissouriApril 27, 2008
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
These three skinks, all found within about forty-five minutes in a fairly small area, illustrate the variability of the "five lines" on this common species. All three were adults of about the same size. Note the big tick just above the arm on the middle photo.
Petit Jean State Park, Conway County, ArkansasApril 19, 2011
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
You might think he's blushing, but he thinks he is one heck of an attractive male skink.
Congaree Swamp National Park, Richland County, South CarolinaApril 6, 2013
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
The first lizard I saw at Congaree Swamp National Park was a skink basking on the steps in front of the visitor center. This was the last lizard I saw there, surreptitiously occupying the fence in back of the visitor center. Come to think of it, those were the only two lizards I saw in the park that day.
Oconee State Park, Oconee County, South CarolinaApril 8, 2013
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
This skink was doing its best gecko impression by clinging to a quite smooth vertical wall. Skinks rarely pose this nicely without assistance.
Jackson County, MissouriMay 5, 2017
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
In four days I saw 377 snakes and one count-em one lizard. And I didn't even bother to get a good photo of it.
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