By Alice Mary Herden on August 16, 2018 ( Leave a comment )

Southeastern Five-lined Skink

What a beautiful color combination the Southeastern Five-linked Skink has. Those colors just pop in canopy areas.

Southeastern Five-lined Skink | August 15

I was very lucky just to get a couple of shots, they usually don’t stay still for very long.

Not a lot of information about these.. see the links below

Links

http://www.wildflorida.com/wildlife/lizards/Southeastern_Five-lined_Skink.php

https://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/eumine.htm

Categories: Chassahowitzka WMA, Reptiles

Tagged as: Chassahowitzka WMA, FWC, Nature Photography, Skinks, Southeastern Five-lined Skink

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