Broadhead Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)

Created: May 21st, 2011 - 10:09 PM
Last Modified: January 6th, 2012 - 12:32 PM Entered by: Tamara McConnell
Record 77225

Country: United States		State: Alabama	County: Wilcox County	Time: 2011-05-21 14:40:00
Qty: 1	Age: Adult	Sex: Female	Method: In crack or crevice	Habitat: abandoned, overgrown agricultural
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 84.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Clear		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Scales under tail appear same size. Not sure about labials and postlabials. If I am mistaken re ID, please let me know.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by James Jeffery on May 21, 2011 at 10:30 PM

whatever species it is, it looks like a gravid female.

Posted by Tamara McConnell on May 21, 2011 at 10:26 PM

You got that right. Believe me, I studied Peterson's pp. 264-265, and it's still not clear to me.

Posted by James Jeffery on May 21, 2011 at 10:24 PM

the tail looks grown back, so it's hard to tell, this might actually be a female Broadhead but I'm not 100% sure about that. Damn things can be tough to ID