Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

The smallest lizard in North Carolina, the Ground Skink could be mistaken for a salamander. Fairly common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, but more often heard slithering through the leaf litter than seen.

Scotland Co., NC 3/22/08.

Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Granville Co., NC 4/25/10

Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Orange Co., NC 4/15/2012.

Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis)

Granville Co., NC 4/25/10

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