
Plestiodon egregius, the mole skink, is a species of small lizard endemic to the Southeastern United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mole Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lerista distinguenda
- Lerista bougainvillii
- Riopa punctata
- Gymnophthalmus speciosus
- Vanzosaura multiscutata
- Morethia taeniopleura
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Plestiodon
- Species
- Plestiodon egregius
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