North Louisiana Wildlife

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Adult five-lined skink in dried grass

Did you know that common five-lined skinks are solitary outside of mating season?

Common Five-Lined Skinks
at
a Glance

Immature five-lined skink on a wooden walkway

Key Features:

Common fire-lined skinks are black or brown lizards with five white or yellow lines down their backs.

Least Concern - Population Stable

Habitat:

Moist forests

nesting habits:

Common five-lined skinks lay 15 to 18 eggs anytime from May to July.

seasons common five-lined skinks are active in our area:

All Year

Diet:

Bugs, earthworms, isopods, slugs, snails, spiders, other lizards, and mice

hunting Behavior:

Common five-lined skinks hunt once every two days.

Commonly Confused With:

Broadhead Skinks

Adult male broadhead skink on a log in foliage

Common five-lined skinks are often confused with broadhead skinks because both are black or brown lizards with five white or yellow stripes.

Five-lined skink crawling along the side of a wooden plank

Common five-lined skinks are smaller. Broadhead skinks have a row of large scales under their tails.

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