TK5_06244.jpg
Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus). Male has red-orange head in breeding season. Only lizard found in Eastern Canada (in Southern Ontario). Along Lakes Erie, Huron and Ontario skinks may be found amid shoreline debris and vegetation bordering sandy beaches. This skink photographed in May along Lake Erie in Point Pelee National Park, Ontario. Canada.
Thomas Kitchin & Victoria Hurst/leesonphoto. All Rights Reserved.
Five-Lined Skink, Five-Lined Skinks, Five Lined Skink, Skink, Skinks, Eumeces fasciatus, reptile, reptiles, lizard, lizards, North American wildlife, wildlife, Carolinian Forest, Great Lakes, shore, shoreline, lakeshore, beach, habitat, beach habitat, Horizontal, Canada, Ontario, Southern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, Kitchin, Hurst, Spring, adult, adults, breeding colour, breeding color, breeding season, striped, stripes, fauna, animals, animal