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The Prairie Skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) is a sleek, shiny, fast-moving lizard intimately tied to the native tallgrass prairies of the North American Great Plains. Reaching further north into Canada than almost any other lizard on the continent, this...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Southeastern Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus) is an agile, smooth-scaled woodland lizard native to the sandy pine ridges and coastal hammocks of the American Southeast. Famous for its dazzling juveniles that sport an electric neon-blue tail, this...
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The Great Plains Skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) holds the distinction of being the largest and heaviest skink species in North America, reaching lengths of up to 14 inches. Native to the rugged limestone hills and rolling shortgrass prairies of the American heartland,...
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The Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis), more precisely known as the Red-eyed Crocodile Skink, is an astonishing, dragon-like miniature squamate endemic to the wet tropical rainforests of New Guinea. Belonging to the skink family Scincidae, this secretive reptile...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus), widely celebrated throughout eastern North America as the blue-tailed skink, is one of the most familiar, abundant, and visually striking squamates native to temperate hardwood woodlands. Renowned for its spectacular...
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