They also eat spiders, earthworms, snails, slugs, isopods, other lizards, and small mice. Thanks to the Nature Conservancy, the land that supports Vermont's only skink population is protected from development. Vermont is the extent of the skink's northern range and so far their populations have only been recorded in the town of West Haven. When young, the five-lined skink Eumeces fasciatus has five lengthwise stripes on a black background. The tail is bright blue, and the adult females have the same pattern, but it is less distinct.
Fill the bottom of the tank with the substrate of your choice. A layer of clean potting soil over a bed of gravel works well though you may use shredded newspaper, if you desire, for easy clean up. Reptile-style sand also works well because it traps the heat from the heat lamp and helps to keep the "hot" side of the tank warmer.
Decorate your skink's tank with artificial plants, rocks, and driftwood. Place a large, flat rock directly underneath the heating lamp to serve as a basking rock.
In the cool side of the tank create a cave for your skink to use as a hiding place. You may purchase a commercial cave decoration from your local pet supply store or build your own cave out of rocks and driftwood. Provide your skink with fresh water daily and feed it every two days or so.
They start out white and become more mottled and larger as they stay in contact with the nest and absorb water. The incubation period depends on the temperature—in warmer weather, it can be as short as 24 days, while in colder weather the eggs may incubate for nearly two months.
The young leave the nest after only a couple of days, at which point their parents no longer provide for them. They reach sexual maturity at two or three years of age.
Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus. Range Can be found throughout the eastern United States, including the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed. Related Critters Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris.
Responses of skinks, E. Journal of Herpetology , Fitch, H. Life history and ecology of the five-lined skink, Eumeces fasciatus. Topeka, Kansas: University of Kansas. Harding, J. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region. Hecnar, S. Nest distribution, site selection, and brooding in the five-lined skink Eumeces Fasciatus. Canadian Journal of Zoology , Vitt, L. Skink reproduction and sexual dimorphism: Eumeces fasciatus in S. United States with notes on E.
Animal Diversity Web Cybertracker Tools. All rights reserved. Skip directly to main content. Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species. Critter Catalog. Information Pictures Classification. Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus What do they look like? Biogeographic Regions nearctic native What kind of habitat do they need? These animals are found in the following types of habitat temperate terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest How do they grow?
How do they reproduce? Mating System polygynous Fertilization in five-lined skinks is internal, with eggs laid by the female between the middle of May and July, at least one month after mating. Key Reproductive Features iteroparous seasonal breeding sexual fertilization oviparous How often does reproduction occur?
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