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That's a skink.
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Thats a five lined skink, I saw one of them when I was in Virgina camping and saw a picture in a book later

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Not sure if it the five lined skink or the southeastern five line skink
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the disdinction is academic, they are IirC the same species.

And it is a juvinile as well...
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Maybe I am not understanding the terminology but
"Five Line Skink" is Eumeces fasciatus and
"Southeastern Five Line Skink" is Eumeces inexpectatus,
idfferent actual species but same Genus
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Kitsune wrote:Maybe I am not understanding the terminology but
"Five Line Skink" is Eumeces fasciatus and
"Southeastern Five Line Skink" is Eumeces inexpectatus,
idfferent actual species but same Genus
Ah I was wrong. meh, I dont know non-varanid lizards that well though...

You would probably haveto catch him and find out :D
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Alyrium Denryle wrote: Ah I was wrong. meh, I dont know non-varanid lizards that well though...
You would probably haveto catch him and find out :D
I think I will leave him alone and let him catch bugs...probably terrorised him enough taking the pictures :(
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It's a Skink.

A right pretty one, too.... looks like he's managed not to lose his tail to a predator yet, either. When the tail breaks off, it grows back, but there's a scar on the end of them, making the point blunt and lumpy.
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