broad-headed skink
Reptilia > Squamata > Scincidae
Eumeces laticeps (Schneider, 1801)
Photographer: Chris Evans, The University of Georgia
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Location: Florida, United States

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The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. The broad-headed skink gets its name from the wide jaws, giving the head a triangular appearance. Adult males are brown or olive brown in color and have bright orange heads during the mating season in spring. Female broad-headed skinks have five light stripes running down the back and the tail. Order: Squamata > Family: Scincidae > Genus: Plestiodon > Species: Plestiodon laticeps