Coal Skink
(Eumeces anthracinus)
DESCRIPTION: 5-7" (13-17.8 cm). Brown, with 4 light stripes extending from neck onto tail. Dark band on side, more than 2 scale rows wide, separates pair of light side stripes.
COAL SKINK
Photo Credit: John Jensen
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Eumeces anthracinus (Baird) ...
Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
No photo of the Coal Skink available.
The Coal Skink is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes.
Reproduction: Coal skinks usually mate in late spring/early summer, and the young hatch in July or August. The nests are typically shallow cavities in damp soil under rocks that contain 4 to 9 eggs.
Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Southern Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
Prey and Hunting Techniques ...
The Southern Coal Skink, Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis, is found on moist hillsides of deciduous and pine woods in the western panhandle. It is tan or brown with four light stripes, and brown sides.
Family: Scincidae
Northern Coal Skink
Common Five-lined Skink
Broad-headed Skink ...
northern coal skink (Eumeces anthracinus anthracinus)
northern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix mokasen)
northern diamond-backed terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin)
northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica) ...
 See also: Skink, Lizard, Five-lined Skink, Racer, Ground Skink
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