Five Lined Skink

[CTU2fan]

This is the only species of Reptile in Connecticut.

Apperently they are fairly common along the Connecticut river, but I have never seen or caught one, despite how much time my lyme-ridden corse spends in the forest.

I never did either, one of the few CT reptiles I've never seen/caught at least once in my days up there. 5 lined skinks and smooth green snakes were the 2 I always wished I could find.

 

[Mampam]

OMG, LMAO, i just caught one like 1hr ago, and im keeping it

i hadnt closed the net before i went outside, and i was still on this forum lol

 

[srikamaraja]

Damn, I'm sorry all, I didn't mean "Reptile" I suppose I meant it was the only species of Lizard/Squamata.

I always forget about snakes and that is a DANGEROUS thing to do.

 

[CTU2fan]

Damn, I'm sorry all, I didn't mean "Reptile" I suppose I meant it was the only species of Lizard/Squamata.

I always forget about snakes and that is a DANGEROUS thing to do.

You know what's funnier? When I read it I read "lizard" and not "reptile" probably because I knew 5 lines were the only CT native lizard.

 

[wonword]

I was thinking that they kept the nice blue color. The adults are kind of bland. How did you keep them?

I kept 1 in 7th and 8th grade at my school in a 10 gallon tank.. They were super small at first so it was fine but i would recommend a bigger tank now that I think of it.. And I kept a couple through out hs as well..

You can catch TONS in the St. Cloud area if you are wondering.. Annandale, monticello, buffalo all those places are good

 

[wonword]

We have these, although I have never seen any of them in the wild:


LIZARDS

Six-lined Racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus

Northern Prairie Skink
Eumeces septentrionalis

From:
http://www.herpnet.net/Minnesota-Herpetology/reptiles.html

Ewurm- I actually had a couple five-lined skinks and one Northern Prairie skink as well now that I see the pictures!! I like the Northern Prairie skink a lot! In a tank, it looks kind of like a mini komodo dragon

 

[kafiltafiisch]

Damn, I'm sorry all, I didn't mean "Reptile" I suppose I meant it was the only species of Lizard/Squamata.

I always forget about snakes and that is a DANGEROUS thing to do.

haha i was gonna nail u for it, i used to live over in fairfield county


u forgot about turtles too lol

 

[kafiltafiisch]

I use to have a five lined skink, a fat one too, got it from pj pets for $30

but it is very shy and quick, always try to escape the enclosure

so

I released it in the nearby forest / park (2 years ago)

and

I never seen it again

30$ u got ripped off unless u live in a different continent

 

[Louie]

OMG, LMAO, i just caught one like 1hr ago, and im keeping it

i hadnt closed the net before i went outside, and i was still on this forum lol

I like them also . In couple of months you see lots babies real tiny,cute . IMO as adults fairly drab.

This one was like 5 feet up the wall of my garage . They sure can climb for a skink.

What are you feeding yours do you see it much or it mainly hides.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Not a five-lined skink but even prettier!

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=34&de=675895