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Plestiodon fasciatus on boardwalk at Francis Beidler Forest Detail of head. The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America. It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada.
Plestiodon is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus Eumeces , except those now placed in Mesoscincus . They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindrical body covered with smooth, shiny scales.
Plestiodon copei (Mexico) Plestiodon coreensis, Korean big skink (Korea) Plestiodon dugesii (Mexico) - rare; Plestiodon egregius, mole skink; Plestiodon elegans, elegant skink, five-striped blue-tailed skink (juvenile), or Shanghai skink (East Asia) Plestiodon fasciatus, common five-lined skink; Plestiodon gilberti, Gilbert's skink (North America)
Plestiodon anthracinus anthracinus Baird, 1850: Species of special concern Nominate subspecies: Northern and central counties Common five-lined skink: Plestiodon fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Abundant Essentially statewide, but more common in the northwest, central, and southeast Broad-headed skink: Plestiodon laticeps (Schneider, 1801) Candidate ...
Species / subspecies Family Conservation status IUCN Red List State (Virginia DWR) ... Plestiodon fasciatus: Scincidae: Secure (S5) Southeastern five-lined skink:
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The range of the northern subspecies extends from eastern North Dakota and Minnesota south to central Kansas. A small isolated population lives in southwestern Manitoba in Canada —it is the only lizard in Manitoba and is one of only seven lizard species to occur in Canada; the northern prairie skink is protected in Canada.