Claim to fame: Five-lined skinks are among the most common lizards found over much of the state (including this area), but they’re much more frequently heard than seen. They’re often the lizards ...

Five-lined skinks are native to Frederick County. Often seen darting to a hiding place when disturbed, the American five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) likes to sun itself. Adults are about 6 to 9 ...

In 2011 it was the turtle. Now, 2012 has been proclaimed the Year of the Lizard by Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) to raise awareness for lizard conservation. The Connecticut ...

If you are hiking along the rocky ridges of Allamuchy State Park, Jenny Jump State Forest or in the Kittatinny Mountains, keep your eyes open for Warren County’s only lizard species, the five-line ...

When I attended the recent Ag Breakfast , a landowner approach me with a story of finding a lizard on his property. It was a 5-Lined Skink, not known to be found in this area, and he suggested I write ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - 2012 has been proclaimed the year of the lizard in Connecticut, with the idea being to raise awareness of conservation. No one's ever gotten a good headcount of Connecticut's ...

There’s something unique about Lake Margrethe State Forest Campground apart from the almost constant gunfire resounding from the nearby Camp Grayling target range. It’s home to my first-ever sighting ...

Question: This little guy lives around our house. We see him almost daily. Do you know what he is? Salamander? Skink? Lizard? The animal pictured is both a lizard and a skink – specifically, a Common ...

New England is home to dozens of species of mammals, hundreds of varieties of birds and tens of thousands of different insects, but only one lizard: the five-lined skink. Though I am fond of reptiles ...