Five Lined Skink by mzzhope

Five Lined Skink

Really cool little reptiles that live in rural places. This little one lives in the hollow exterior space behind my basement door.They eat lots of bugs like the cave crickets that are so plentiful around here.Guess he wasn't hungry because he never ate the snack right in front of his nose!
Good catch! Was this just hanging out in your cabin??
June 24th, 2014  

@taffy we have breeding pairs every year.in the space between the door and the cabin.they hang out on the door.for the bugs and the sun,When we first moved in I found what I thought was a blue wire on the floor.Looked at it thru a macro and saw scales. Looked it up and found out babies have blue tails and skinks will drop their tail when under attack ( we always had cats) found the tailless guy in a shoe in the closet!Let him go..they grow back their tails!
June 24th, 2014  
How cool is that! And they eat bugs -- we could use a ton of them up here!
June 24th, 2014  
@taffy they are great! And harmless! :)
June 24th, 2014  
Very nice
June 24th, 2014  
He's a little creepy but so shiny and sleek looking--great shot!
June 24th, 2014  
lovely little reptiles, harmless and doing us all a favour eating the bugs - lovely capture - his skins is gorgeous
June 24th, 2014  
A lovely shot, you've captured the details of his skin so well.
June 24th, 2014  
Great capture. Love the details
June 24th, 2014  
Wonderful capture, a fav
June 24th, 2014  
Lovely clear close up. These are hard to get clearly. Fav
June 24th, 2014  
Fantastic clear catch. He is going to eat as soon as the big scary thing quits pointing at him!! (;
June 24th, 2014  
He's a beauty! Wonderful capture, Hope!
June 24th, 2014  
Fantastic details
June 24th, 2014  
Wonderful detailed shot - love the way you can follow the scales all the way down its toes
June 24th, 2014  
The kids love to find these when we're out at the cabin. Great shot!
June 24th, 2014  
You got some great detail in this. From what I know they are quick. Great job
June 24th, 2014  
Great shot but I would so freak out :-)
June 24th, 2014  
Very neat catch.
June 24th, 2014  
Nice one.
June 24th, 2014  
We haven't seen many skinks this year, I love them. Super shot here.
June 25th, 2014  
love the details of the scales. what a cool little guy
June 25th, 2014  
They look a little too much like a snake to me! But I'd be happy about them eating unwanted bugs!
June 28th, 2014  
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