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Little brown skink

A species of Ground skinks
Scientific name : Scincella lateralis Genus : Ground skinks

Little brown skink, A species of Ground skinks
Scientific name: Scincella lateralis
Genus: Ground skinks
Little brown skink (Scincella lateralis) Photo By csilva , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Description

Scincella lateralis is a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico.

General Info

Lifespan

5-10 years

Diet

Little brown skink primarily feeds on a diet of small invertebrates, including crickets and other insects. An adept forager, this lizard species selectively preys on easily accessible, soft-bodied prey, aligning its dietary patterns with changing seasonal availabilities.

Appearance

The little brown skink is a small, smooth-skinned lizard, typically reaching lengths of 7.5 to 12.5 centimeters. Its elongated and slender body is covered in metallic-hued scales, which range from brown to bronze or dark gray. The little brown skink exhibits a pale underside, and a sleek tail that makes up over half of its total length. There are no significant visual differences between genders or age groups in this species.

Behavior

Little brown skink is a solitary creature that displays a high degree of territoriality, often retreating when threatened, but not before performing a defensive display of raising and waving its tail. This ground-dwelling reptile spends most of its active time foraging for its diet of small invertebrates.

Population

Stable
Little brown skink (Scincella lateralis) Little brown skink (Scincella lateralis) Photo By csilva , used under CC-BY-NC-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

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