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Great Plains Skink

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Great Plains Skink (Eumeces obsoletus)
Description: 3½" to 5" snout-vent length; to 13¾" overall. Color light gray to beige; scales on back edged in black or dark brown. Scales on sides of body in diagonal rows.

 


Great Plains Skink
Relatives in same Genus
Mole Skink (E. egregius)
Five lined Skink (E. fasciatus)
Gilbert's Skink (E. gilberti)
Southeastern Five lined Skink (E. inexpectatus)
Broad-headed Skink (E. laticeps)
Prairie Skink (E.

Great Plains Skink
Reptile. The Great Plains skink is the largest North American skink, a kind of lizard.

Great Plains Skink
Sighting:
Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas ...

Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus
Rare with only 2 locality records in AR. Body scales cream, yellowish, or tan and individually bordered with black. Scales smooth and shiny.
Pertaining to the sides.

Great Plains Skink - Eumeces obsoletus
Green Tree Skink - Dosia smaragdinum
Pinecone Skink or Shingleback Skink
- Trachydosaurus rugosus
Snake-eyed Skink - Ablepharus kitaibeli
Solomans Giant Skink - Corucia zebrata
Striped Skink - Mabuya striata ...

See also: Skink, Reptile, Musk, Turtle, Zebra