Clay Bolt Nature Photography

Eastern Five Lined Skink, (Eumeces fasciatus), on Bald Cypress L

Five Lined Skinks ( Eumeces fasciatus ) are commonly found in warmer areas throughout the eastern United States. Some people mistakenly call them Scorpions and believe that they are poisonous, which isn't true. This individual is shown sunning itself on an overturned Bald Cypress Tree (Taxodium distichum) in the Francis Beidler Forest and Four Hole Swamp near Charleston, South Carolina.

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Image Size: 2824x2024 / 6.9MB; Eastern Five Lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus Bald Cypress Log Taxodium distichum Francis Beidler Forest South Carolina USA reptile sun sunning lizard fast scales cold blooded stripes lines tail blue yellow black clay bolt audubon preserve
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Five Lined Skinks ( Eumeces fasciatus ) are commonly found in warmer areas throughout the eastern United States. Some people mistakenly call them Scorpions and believe that they are poisonous, which isn't true. This individual is shown sunning itself on an overturned Bald Cypress Tree (Taxodium distichum) in the Francis Beidler Forest and Four Hole Swamp near Charleston, South Carolina.