Prairie Skink vs. Broad-headed Skink
Size: the Prairie Skink is small to medium, about 5 to 8 inches; the Broad-headed is the largest eastern skink, reaching 12¾ inches. Back pattern: the Prairie has four prominent light stripes on a tan or olive back and no central stripe; young Broad-headed Skinks have five light stripes with one down the middle that forks on the head, and adult males become plain brown with a bright orange-red head. Head: the Prairie has an ordinary narrow, wedge-shaped skink head; mature male Broad-headed Skinks have massive, swollen jaws that make the head wide and triangular.
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