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Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus
25 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
Many-lined SkinkPlestiodon multivirgatus
Prairie SkinkPlestiodon septentrionalis
Four-lined SkinkPlestiodon tetragrammus
Mountain SkinkPlestiodon callicephalus
Common Five-lined SkinkPlestiodon fasciatus
Broad-headed SkinkPlestiodon laticeps
Ocellated Bronze SkinkChalcides ocellatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,977 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,295 |
| Kansas | 1,183 |
| New Mexico | 510 |
| Missouri | 455 |
| Oklahoma | 262 |
| Arizona | 138 |
| Colorado | 45 |
| Mexico | 40 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
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 Great Plains Skink with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.