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Broad-headed Skink (Reptile)

Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)

Scientific name: Plestiodon laticeps,

Phylum: Chordata,

Higher classification: Plestiodon,

Order: Scaled reptiles,

Rank: Species,

* Family: Scincidae,

* Genus: Eumeces,

* Species: E. laticeps,

* Phylum: Chordata,

* Class: Reptilia,

* Type: Reptile,

* Diet: Omnivorous,

* Average life span in the wild: 11 to 16 years,

* Size: 15 centimetres (5.9 in) to nearly 43 centimetres (17 in),

* Weight: no data,

** The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plestiodon_laticeps

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