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 six species of lizards that occur in Canada.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Prairie 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
- Plestiodon multivirgatus
- Plestiodon anthracinus
- Acritoscincus duperreyi
- Plestiodon copei
- Pseudemoia rawlinsoni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Plestiodon
- Species
- Plestiodon septentrionalis
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