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Broad-headed Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

The Broad-headed Skink is a colorful lizard with a big head and shiny scales. It loves to bask in the sun and can be found climbing trees or hiding under rocks.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Broad-headed Skink has a robust body and a distinctly wide, triangular head, especially in males. Males display a vibrant orange or reddish head during breeding season, contrasting with olive-brown bodies. Juveniles are striking with five light stripes down their black bodies and a bright blue tail.

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Broad-headed Skink
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Broad-headed Skink

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Datos interesantes

Mothers guard their eggs until they hatch, which is rare!

Their unique wide head gives them their common name!

They use their fork-shaped tongue to "smell" the world.

Young skinks have five golden stripes and a flashy blue tail!

Habilidades especiales

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Tail Drop Defense

Broad-headed Skink can drop its tail to confuse predators, giving it a quick chance to escape!

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Expert Climber

Broad-headed Skink has strong claws that help them scale trees and rocks with great speed.

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Color Flash

Broad-headed Skink males display a bright orange-red head during mating to attract partners.

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Egg Guardian

Broad-headed Skink mothers fiercely protect their eggs from danger until they hatch.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
15-30 cm
Peso
0.005-0.05 kg
Esperanza de vida
5-10 años
Top Speed
18 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
8-20
Incubación
30-50 días

Dieta y alimentación

These speedy hunters love to eat insects and spiders they find in trees!

Alimentos principales

  • Crickets
  • Grasshoppers
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Caterpillars

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Snakes hunt skinks for a meal.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hawks can spot them from above.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

Skinks actively chase and eat these insects.

hunts

Cross Orbweaver

Aranaeus diadematus

Skinks feed on various spiders.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Always watch from a distance and don't try to catch lizards; they are best left in nature.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Broad-headed Skink?

15-30 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Broad-headed Skink?

0.005-0.05 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Broad-headed Skink?

5-10 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Broad-headed Skink?

18 km/h

¿Qué come Broad-headed Skink?

These speedy hunters love to eat insects and spiders they find in trees!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Broad-headed Skink?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Broad-headed Skink?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de Broad-headed Skink?

8-20

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