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Basic information
Plestiodon fasciatus
Five-lined Skink
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilySkinks
GenusSkinks
- Czech name
- Scink pětipruhý
- English name
- Five-lined Skink
- Alternative names
- Scink pruhovaný, American Five-lined Skink, Blue-tailed Skink, Common Five-lined Skink, Red-headed Skink
- Synonyms
- Lacerta fasciata, Lacerta quinquelineata
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 86 mm
- Body mass
- max 13.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 0.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 25 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Active
- Body temperature
- 31.5–35 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1–2 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–20 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6W2DX · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 17579 · dryad-v5