♥ Genus Eumeces, "Five-lined Skink" Clip #002

This fascinating "Skink" is a juvenile, though the adult (twice the length) is present around our home at times. They're very shy, and run and hide when humans are nearby. They're dark with five lines that run vertically, and appear to be of a rainbow coloration.

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http://www.zoology-quest.net/wiki/index.php/Eumeces

Kingdom Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux
Phylum Chordata -- chordates, cordado, cordés
Subphylum Vertebrata -- vertebrado, vertebrates, vertébrés
Class Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 -- répteis, reptiles, Reptiles
Order Squamata Oppel, 1811 -- Amphisbaenians, amphisbènes, lézards, Lizards, serpents, Snakes
Suborder Autarchoglossa




Family Scincidae -- Skinks
Genus Eumeces Wiegmann, 1834 -- Eumeces, Holarctic Skinks
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_v...

Further Links:
http://coolsprings.org/lizard.htm
http://www.herpsofnc.org/herps_of_NC/lizards/Eumine/Eum_ine.html

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• herp
• reptile
• lizard
• rainbow