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Plestiodon laticeps

Index Plestiodon laticeps

The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. [1]

28 relations: André Marie Constant Duméril, Arboreal locomotion, East Coast of the United States, Edward Harrison Taylor, Endemism, Forage, Gabriel Bibron, Great Plains skink, Hatchling, Hobart Muir Smith, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, John L. Behler, Kansas, Lizard, Ohio, Peterson Field Guides, Plestiodon, Plestiodon fasciatus, Plestiodon gilberti, Roger Conant (herpetologist), Species, Texas, United States, University of Georgia, Venom.

André Marie Constant Duméril

André Marie Constant Duméril (January 1, 1774 – August 14, 1860) was a French zoologist.

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Edward Harrison Taylor

Edward Harrison Taylor (April 23, 1889 – June 16, 1978) was an American herpetologist from Missouri.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Forage

Forage is a plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock.

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Gabriel Bibron

Gabriel Bibron (20 October 1805 – 27 March 1848) was a French zoologist, and herpetologist.

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Great Plains skink

The Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus), The Reptile Database is a species of lizard endemic to North America.

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Hatchling

In oviparious biology, a hatchling is a newly hatched fish, amphibian, reptile, or bird.

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Hobart Muir Smith

Hobart Muir Smith, born Frederick William Stouffer (September 26, 1912 – March 4, 2013), was an American herpetologist.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an educational and trade publisher in the United States.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider

Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (18 January 1750 – 12 January 1822) was a German classicist and naturalist.

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John L. Behler

John L. Behler (1946 – January 31, 2006) was an American naturalist, herpetologist, author, and activist known for his work in conserving endangered species of turtles, snakes, and other reptiles.

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Kansas

Kansas is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States.

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Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

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Peterson Field Guides

The Peterson Field Guides (PFG) are a popular and influential series of American field guides intended to assist the layman in identification of birds, plants, insects and other natural phenomena.

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Plestiodon

Plestiodon is the name for a genus of lizards formerly referred to as Eumeces, except those now placed in Mesoscincus.

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Plestiodon fasciatus

The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard endemic to North America.

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Plestiodon gilberti

Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae.

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Roger Conant (herpetologist)

Roger Conant (May 6, 1909 – December 19, 2003) was an American herpetologist, author, educator and conservationist.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Georgia

The University of Georgia, also referred to as UGA or simply Georgia, is an American public comprehensive research university.

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Venom

Venomous Animals Venom is a form of toxin secreted by an animal for the purpose of causing harm to another.

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Redirects here:

Broad-headed Skink, Broad-headed skink, Broadhead Skink, Broadhead skink, Eumeces Laticeps, Eumeces laticeps.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plestiodon_laticeps

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