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Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Plestiodon inexpectatus

The Southeastern Five-lined Skink is a small, colorful lizard with five bright stripes. They love to bask in the sun and can be found scurrying around in gardens and forests.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Southeastern Five-lined Skink has a sleek body with five distinctive light stripes running down its darker brown or olive back. Juveniles feature a strikingly bright blue tail. Its scales are smooth and shiny, giving it a somewhat wet appearance.

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Southeastern Five-lined Skink
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Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Female skinks guard their eggs until they hatch, being a super mom!

Juvenile skinks flash a brilliant blue tail to confuse attackers!

These skinks are sunbathers, needing warmth to stay active!

They have clear scales over their eyes, like built-in goggles!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Ejector

Southeastern Five-lined Skink can drop its tail to distract predators, allowing it to escape harm's way.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Regrowth

Southeastern Five-lined Skink has the ability to regrow a lost tail, repairing itself after an escape.

Fähigkeit

Arboreal Acrobat

Southeastern Five-lined Skink can climb trees and shrubs to find food and escape danger quickly.

Maße und Details

Länge
12-21 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.015 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Top Speed
15 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-10
Brutzeit
30-50 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They love munching on insects and other small invertebrates!

Hauptnahrung

  • Crickets
  • Grasshoppers
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Snails
  • Slugs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Racer

Coluber constrictor

A common snake that preys on skinks.

eaten by

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Small raptors may catch these ground-dwelling skinks.

eaten by

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Nocturnal mammals sometimes prey on skinks.

hunts

Fall Field Cricket

Gryllus pennsylvanicus

Skinks actively hunt and eat various crickets.

hunts

Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Spiders are a regular part of the skink's diet.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch your step when exploring, and be gentle if you see a skink.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

12-21 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

0.005-0.015 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

3-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

15 km/h

Was frisst Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

They love munching on insects and other small invertebrates!

Wo findet man Southeastern Five-lined Skink normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Southeastern Five-lined Skink?

4-10

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Neueste Snaps

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