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Mole Skink vs. Little Brown Skink

Little Brown Skinks share the Mole Skink's sandy woods and leaf litter. A: Red, pink or orange in the Mole Skink; brown like the body in the Little Brown Skink. B: A pale stripe down each side of the back in the Mole Skink; a dark stripe along each side; no pale stripes in the Little Brown Skink.

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Mole Skink

Plestiodon egregius

Little Brown Skink

Scincella lateralis
Mole Skink vs. Little Brown Skink: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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