striped skink

References

Images

Striped broad-headed skink (Eumeces laticeps)

striped skink

reptile

Also known as: Plestiodon

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

skink
In many of the striped skinks, such as the five-lined skink (P. fasciatus) and the broad-headed skink (P. laticeps), stripes fade after the skinks reach sexual maturity. Plestiodon is the dominant genus of skink in north temperate regions of the New World as well as Japan and surrounding areas;…
Read More
In many of the striped skinks, such as the five-lined skink (P. fasciatus) and the broad-headed skink (P. laticeps), stripes fade after the skinks reach sexual maturity. Plestiodon is the dominant genus of skink in north temperate regions of the New World as well as Japan and surrounding areas;…
Read More