Mister and Mrs. Broad-headed Skink

June 11, 2014 at 5:00 a.m.

by Terry Stanfill

Photo by Terry Stanfill A pair of broad-headed skinks peer out from a crack in a log on June 3. The lizards are plentiful in forested areas of the southeast. The head of males becomes bright orange during mating season each spring. Females are noted for their five light-colored stripes which run the length of their bodies.
Photo by Terry Stanfill A pair of broad-headed skinks peer out from a crack in a log on June 3. The lizards are plentiful in forested areas of the southeast. The head of males becomes bright orange during mating season each spring. Females are noted for their five light-colored stripes which run the length of their bodies.

Photo by Terry Stanfill

A pair of broad-headed skinks peer out from a crack in a log on June 3. The lizards are plentiful in forested areas of the southeast. The head of males becomes bright orange during mating season each spring. Females are noted for their five light-colored stripes which run the length of their bodies.

By Terry Stanfill

General News on 06/11/2014