i found this lizard at a bayou in houston, TX. i think its a skink of some sort but not to sure.
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unkown lizard
Dragon_Tamer
Apr 13, 2004 10:08 PM
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brad wilson
Apr 14, 2004 09:12 AM
It's a ground skink - Scincella lateralis
I used to find them all the time when I lived in Galveston. They are also common in wooded areas here in Missouri, and range over much of the eastern US.
Here's a link:
www.bio.davidson.edu/projects/herpcons/herps_of_NC/lizards/Sci_lat.html
4everherpn
Apr 15, 2004 03:43 AM
Ground Skink.
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tomgfd
Apr 18, 2004 10:19 PM
I don't know why every one says its a ground skink
4everherpn
Apr 20, 2004 02:15 AM
You know I was looking at it. It did not seem to have the markings of a grouns skink. We have ground skinks here in KY and I never remember seeing a white line like that underneath the dark line. I was leaning towards Southern prairie or even a coal skink.
Good call.
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14 Leopard Geckos 5.9.0
2 Tokay Geckos 2.0.0
1 Graybanded Kingsnake 1.0.0 (on vacation in my house)
1 Baird's Rat Snake (Thanks Vadoni!) 1.0.0
1.0 Ambystoma tigrinum
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko Egg Cookin!
brad wilson
Apr 20, 2004 11:44 AM
Check the photos of ground, prairie and coal skinks on these two pages:
www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/herpetol/molizard/liz3.htm
www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/herpetol/molizard/liz4.htm
To my eye the prairie and coal skinks have more lines that are far more distinct than the ground skink. The photo in the OP looks much more like the ground skink to me.
