Western Skink vs. Many-lined Skink

Both are small, smooth, shiny striped skinks whose ranges meet in Utah and Colorado. A: the Western Skink has a broad brown band down the back edged by two bold pale stripes, with no pale line down the middle; the Many-lined Skink has several thin pale lines, often including one right down the middle. B: the Western Skink has a bold dark band along each side, edged by a pale stripe below; the Many-lined Skink's sides carry only thin lines. Young Western Skinks have bright blue tails.

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