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The Great Plains skink, together with the broad-headed skink, is the largest skink of the genus Plestiodon. It reaches a length of 9 to 13 cm from snout to vent (SVL) or up to nearly 34 cm total length (including the tail). This lizard is light gray or beige in color; its dorsal scales have black or dark brown edges. The scales on the sides run ...
4 Non-venomous species. ... Great Plains skink; Southern prairie skink ... However, it is not considered dangerous to humans. References
Southeastern five-lined skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus) San Lucan skink (Plestiodon lagunensis) Broad-headed skink (Plestiodon laticeps) Oak forest skink (Plestiodon lynxe) Many-lined skink (Plestiodon multivirgatus) Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) Guerreran skink (Plestiodon ochoterenae) Prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)
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The conspicuous coloring of species of Plestiodon is a survival trait: it attracts a predator's attention to the tail of the animal, which will break off when grabbed. A skink thus often manages to escape and hide under some rock, log, or fallen leaves while the predator still contemplates the wildly thrashing severed tail.
Plains gartersnakes look similar, with a stripe on each side on the third or fourth row of scales. The Western Ratsnake. The western ratsnake , also called the black ratsnake, is another common type.
New Zealand spent about $300,000 to eradicate a single male stoat from its Chalky Island wildlife sanctuary, raising eyebrows on social media over the high cost.
Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus) Prairie skink ... and four species of venomous snakes are native to Nebraska. [1] [2] Non-venomous Black rat snake ...