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Northern Prairie Skink

Plestiodon septentrionalis

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) is a species of skink endemic to the prairies east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is one of only seven species of lizards that occur in Canada. Taxonomy The prairie skink was first described by Baird in 1859.

Distribution

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