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Broadhead Skink

This is my first broadhead skink. It was on the same tree as the five-lined skink, just a different side and part of the tree. What a fantastic chance to get both new species at the same time. These are shy, fast lizards & it also ran into the nearby hole when it spotted me.
Male Broadhead Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)

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