The five-lined skink, the only lizard native to Vermont, was recently spotted in a rare sighting by The Nature Conservancy in Vermont team. Seeing a lizard on the trail might not seem too exciting to ...

New England is home to dozens of species of mammals, hundreds of varieties of birds and tens of thousands of different insects, but only one lizard: the five-lined skink. Though I am fond of reptiles ...

We studied aggressive behavior of neonate Common Five-Lined Skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) in a controlled laboratory study. Two neonates of differing sizes were placed on opposite sides of a divided ...

Although even the national websites and databases of national day observances can't tell us why, National Reptile Awareness Day is celebrated annually on October 21, which is today. According to ...

Five-lined skinks are native to Frederick County. Often seen darting to a hiding place when disturbed, the American five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) likes to sun itself. Adults are about 6 to 9 ...

A lot of critters come to mind when you mention Minnesota or Wisconsin, but lizards aren’t usually anywhere near the top of that list. In the past few years, though, I have found three species of ...