Plestiodon fasciatus
Common Five-lined Skinks are generally gray, brown, or black, in background color with five white or yellowish stripes, two on each side and one down the center of the back.
On my most recent visit to the refuge, I found a Common Five-lined Skink climbing a dead tree while driving toward the entrance.
A few days ago, I was thrilled to see and photograph this Common Five-lined Skink as it basked in the sunlight on a fallen tree next to the auto tour road.
I'm sharing a bunch of bird and wildlife photos that I have recently photographed in my friend Steve's yard in Arkansas, and from Sequoyah NWR in Oklahoma.
Today, I am sharing three Common Five-lined Skink photos that I took at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma when I visited my friend Steve Creek.