Southeastern Five-lined Skink vs. Broad-headed Skink

They live side by side across the southeastern states; the Southeastern Five-lined Skink has only a few introduced records in Texas. A: The middle row of scales is no wider than the rows beside it in the Southeastern Five-lined Skink; the middle row of scales is about twice as wide as the others in the Broad-headed Skink. B: Four upper lip scales in front of the one below the eye in the Southeastern Five-lined Skink; five upper lip scales in front of the one below the eye in the Broad-headed Skink. Old male Broad-headed Skinks are plain brown with a broad orange-red head; both are striped with a blue tail when young.

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