mole skink (Plestiodon egregius)

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Bluetail Mole Skink (Eumeces egregius lividus) Highlands County, Florida

Description
English: Bluetail Mole Skink Eumeces egregius lividus Highlands County, Florida
Date 15 September 2015
Source Own work
Author Glenn Bartolotti
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bluetail_Mole_Skink_Eumeces_egregius_lividus.jpg

Plestiodon egregius, the mole skink, is a species of small lizard endemic to the Southeastern United States. Mole skinks are found in sandhills and scrub. They often like to be buried underground and live there. The subspecies P. e. lividus (bluetail mole skink) is found in central Florida. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Lacertilia, Family: Scincidae.
Synonyms:
Plestiodon egregius Baird, 1859
Eumeces egregius — Taylor, 1936
Plestiodon egregius —Schmitz et al., 2004

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