Four-lined Skink vs. Broad-headed Skink

They meet in the woods of east-central Texas. A: No pale line down the middle in the Four-lined Skink; young: a fifth pale stripe down the middle of the back in the Broad-headed Skink. B: Orange only on the chin and lips; the head not swollen in the Four-lined Skink; a broad, swollen orange-red head; the body plain brown in the Broad-headed Skink. The Broad-headed Skink is much bigger (to 12.75 in) and climbs high in trees.

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