![]() The two species can be distinguished by their scales. inexpectatus, of the Southeastern United States is very similar to this species and there is some overlap in range. The dark brown color fades, too, and older individuals are often uniformly brownish. Females however, are more likely to retain the blue tail color as they age. The blue color fades to light blue with age, and the stripes also may slowly disappear. Young American five-lined skinks are dark brown to black with five distinctive white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail. The American five-lined skink is small to medium-sized, growing to about 12.5 to 21.5 centimetres (4.9 to 8.5 in) total length (including tail). ![]() The blue-tailed skink proper is Cryptoblepharus egeriae from Christmas Island, but in North America the juveniles of any Eumeces or Plestiodon species may be called this. It is technically appropriate to call it the American five-lined skink to distinguish it from the African skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (otherwise known as five-lined mabuya) or the eastern red-headed skink to distinguish it from its western relative Plestiodon skiltonianus (otherwise known as the western skink). fasciatus include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults). and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada. ![]() It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. The (American) five-lined skink ( Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. ![]()
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