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Many-lined Skink
Plestiodon multivirgatus
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Great Plains SkinkPlestiodon obsoletus
Western SkinkPlestiodon skiltonianus
Common Five-lined SkinkPlestiodon fasciatus
Prairie SkinkPlestiodon septentrionalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 821 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 267 |
| New Mexico | 250 |
| Colorado | 131 |
| Arizona | 64 |
| Nebraska | 60 |
| Oklahoma | 16 |
| South Dakota | 15 |
| Utah | 11 |
| Wyoming | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Skinks · Scincidae |
| Genus | Toothy Skinks · Plestiodon |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Many-lined Skink with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.