American five-lined skink

phylum	Chordata	The American five-lined skink is small to medium-sized, growing to about 12.5 to 21.5 centimetres (4.9 to 8.5 in) total length. Young five-lined skinks are dark brown to black with five distinctive white to yellowish stripes running along the body and a bright blue tail. The blue color fades to light blue with age, and the stripes also may slowly disappear. The dark brown color fades, too, and older individuals are often uniformly brownish. Other common names include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults). For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Skinks
clade	Diapsida
order	Squamata
family	Scincidae
genus	Plestiodon
species	P. fasciatus

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  Toy Major Five-lined skink

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  Wing Mau Five-Lined Skink Juvenile