Genus Plestiodon

Taxon ID: 31609

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 4 taxa in Genus Plestiodon.

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MBP has 3,683 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.

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Species (3)

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A Common Five-lined Skink in Charles Co., Maryland (4/18/2010).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by George Jett.

A Broad-headed Skink in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/5/2012).

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps) - Media by Richard Orr.

A Common Five-lined Skink showing the labial scales in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/21/2017).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Jim Brighton. View Record

An adult Common Five-lined Skink in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2014).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

A Common Five-lined Skink in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2015).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by David Hilmy. View Record

An immature Common Five-lined Skink in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/15/2014).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Mike Burchett.

Common Five-lined Skinks in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/5/2012).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Barbara Thurlow. View Record

A male Coal Skink from Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (March, 2011).

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) - Media by Troy Hibbitts.

A Common Five-lined Skink in Kent Co., Maryland (4/12/2017).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Nancy Wyman. View Record

Coal Skink in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

Common Five-lined Skinks in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Ben Springer. View Record

An adult Common Five-lined Skink in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Emilio Concari. View Record

A Common Five-lined Skink in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/22/2020).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Richard Crook. View Record

A Broad-headed Skink in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/31/2018).

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps) - Media by Ben Springer. View Record

Common Five-lined Skink in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/12/2014). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Frode Jacobsen. View Record

Coal Skink in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

Broad-headed Skink in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). (c) Melissa McCeney, all rights reserved.

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps) - Media by Melissa McCeney. View Record

A Common Five-lined Skink in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2018). Verified by Scott McDaniel.

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Josh Emm. View Record

Coal Skink in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

Common Five-lined Skink in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/23/2024). (c) Richard Kazmaier, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Richard Kazmaier via iNaturalist. View Record

Coal Skink in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Coal Skink (Plestiodon anthracinus) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

Broad-headed Skink in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/9/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps) - Media by Bill Hubick. View Record

A Broad-headed Skink in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/2/2011).

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps) - Media by R. Child. View Record

A Common Five-lined Skink in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) - Media by Mark Johnson.

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