Mole Skink vs. Coal Skink

Coal Skinks live in the same Alabama woods as the Mole Skink; both are small, striped and rarely seen. A: Red, pink or orange in the Mole Skink; brown (blue only in the young) in the Coal Skink. B: Small and slender with tiny legs, under 6.5 in in the Mole Skink; stouter, with longer legs in the Coal Skink.

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