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  3. Chordates
  4. Reptiles
  5. Lizards and Snakes
  6. Lizards
  7. Skinks and Allies

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Skinks and Allies

Scincomorpha

Includes
17 native 5 introduced 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Skinks 14 native
  • Night Lizards 3 native
  • Plated Lizards
  • Girdle-tail Lizards

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native skinks and allies All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Common Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus 57,104 observations
  • Little Brown Skink Scincella lateralis 22,431 observations
  • Broad-headed Skink Plestiodon laticeps 16,582 observations
  • Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus 11,341 observations
  • Southeastern Five-lined Skink Plestiodon inexpectatus 7,845 observations
  • Great Plains Skink Plestiodon obsoletus 2,983 observations
  • Gilbert's Skink Plestiodon gilberti 2,294 observations
  • Prairie Skink Plestiodon septentrionalis 1,481 observations
  • Four-lined Skink Plestiodon tetragrammus 1,478 observations
  • Desert Night Lizard Xantusia vigilis 1,440 observations
  • Granite Night Lizard Xantusia henshawi 608 observations
  • Florida Sand Skink Plestiodon reynoldsi 555 observations
  • Many-lined Skink Plestiodon multivirgatus 505 observations
  • Coal Skink Plestiodon anthracinus 388 observations
  • Mole Skink Plestiodon egregius 355 observations
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