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. | |
Granville Co., NC 4/25/10 |
Orange Co., NC 4/15/2012. |
Granville Co., NC 4/25/10 |