Other than the big adult males, Broad-headed Skinks are quite similar in appearance to two other skink species with overlapping ranges: Common Five-lined Skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) and Southeastern Five-lined Skinks (Plestiodon inexepectatus).
Broad-headed Skink
Little Brown Skink
Family: Teiidae
Eastern Six-lined Racerunner ...
Broad-Headed Skink
There should be no confusion between salamanders and lizards-salamanders have smooth, slimy skin and their toes have no claws. Lizards have rough, dry, scaly skin and claws on their toes.
Broad-headed Skink Eumeces laticeps. Common statewide and frequently encountered in areas with rotting logs, stumps, and tree cavities. Alabama’s largest and most arboreal skink. Low Conservation Concern.
The Broad-headed Skink, Eumeces laticeps, is found throughout the panhandle and down the peninsular to mid-central Florida. It is the largest of the state's skinks, reaching 13" in length.
Five lined Skink (E. fasciatus)
Gilbert's Skink (E. gilberti)
Broad-headed Skink (E. laticeps)
Great Plains Skink (E. obsoletus)
Prairie Skink (E. septentrionalis)
Western Skink (E. skiltonianus)
Four lined Skink (E. tetragrammus) ...
Snakes occupy an irreplaceable niche in the ecosystems where they exist. They are top predators that keep prey species, such as rodents, in check. Other reptiles at the Streamside exhibit include spotted turtles and broad-headed skinks.
 See also: Skink, Lizard, Five-lined Skink, Ground Skink, Reptile
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