Five-Lined Skink
(Eumeces fasciatus)
DESCRIPTION: 5-8 1/16" (12.7-20.5 cm). Black or brown with 5 broad light stripes, including dorsolateral stripe along 3rd and 4th scale rows counting from middle of back.
Five-lined skinks are known from the following counties: Chisago, Yellow Medicine, Renville, Redwood, Hennepin, Houston, Fillmore, and a sighting from Winona.
Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
No photo of the Five-lined Skink available.
Feeding/Diet: Five-lined skinks eat various arthropods including spiders, roaches, crickets, grasshoppers, and beetle larvae.
Habitat/Range: The five-lined skink occurs throughout North Carolina except for the Outer Banks.
Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Five-lined Skink
Sighting:
Amicalola Falls State Park, Dawson County, Georgia ...
Five-Lined Skink
Wisconsin status: uncommon
Skinks have very shiny, smooth scales. Their colors change as they age.
Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
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Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Sighting:
Matheson Hammock Park, Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida ...
Tail coloration in females fade as they mature. Since other members of five-lined skink group may be similar in color and pattern to the common five-lined skink, it is necessary to evaluate scale patterns for positive identification.
This species looks very similar--if not identical--to other skink species found in Arkansas and examination of scales may be required to confirm identification. The Five-lined Skink has 2 postmental scales, 2 postlabial scales, and 7 upper ...
Five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
Broadhead skink (Eumeces laticeps)
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Common Five-lined Skink distribution in Wisconsin is widely scattered. It appears to be absent from the north-central forested region.
Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus, adult male. Location: Durham County, North Carolina
Photograph by Patrick Coin. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus) taken in Shenandoah National Park ...
Five-Lined Skink
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.
Five-lined Skink
Kennicott and others of his time believed adult male skinks to be distinct from the females and young. There have been no records of skinks from the area since the turn of the century.
Scincus lateralis ...
Five-lined Skink - Eumeces faciatus
Great Plains Skink - Eumeces obsoletus
Green Tree Skink - Dosia smaragdinum
Pinecone Skink or Shingleback Skink
- Trachydosaurus rugosus
Snake-eyed Skink - Ablepharus kitaibeli ...
The Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus, is found in the panhandle and north Florida. Males are light brown with dark sides and may have stripes. During the breeding season (April to early May), they have red orange jaws and cheeks.
Japanese Five-lined Skink
Eumeces latiscutatus
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LACERTILIA: Scincidae (Skinks) Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Common Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus ...
five-lined skink (Eumeces fasciatus)
glossy crayfish snake (Regina regida regida)
green anole (Anolis carolinensis)
green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
hawksbill (= carey) sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) ...
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink)
Eunectes murinus (Green Anaconda)
Gekko gecko (Tokay Gecko)
Helicops angulatus (Brown-banded Water Snake)
Hemidactylus turcicus (Mediterranean House Gecko)
Homalopsis buccata (Puff-faced Water Snake) ...
Fence lizards and five-lined skinks can easily be found on dry forested hillsides or around old buildings. Ground skinks are common in localized areas, though they are difficult to find because of their secretive nature.
 See also: Skink, Lizard, Snake, Reptile, Racer
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