Species:Fasciatus Characteristics: Common Five Lined Skinks, Size: 3.4 Inches to 3.5 Inches in length. Coloring:The body of a Common Five Lined Skink is either Grey, Brown, or Black. Skinks are called five lined because they regularly have at least five yellow stripes. Skinks also develop Blue tails and adult males often have red heads. Behavior:Nervous, males are aggressive. Habitat: Biome- Temperate Climate. Range-North America Life Stratagy: R Stratagist
Genus: Eumeces Characteristics:Reptiles, identified as Skinks, broad heads, different types of scales on their tails, and usually are found in a wooded habitat.
Family:Scinciadae Characteristics:Members of this family share a similar trait of large scales placed on the head. Skinks are nervous animals. Skinks share a similar structure on the roof of their mouths called a palate.
Suborder:Scleroglossa Characteristics: In the category of snakes and lizards. Share similar muscular tongues. Tongues are used to manipulate food.
Order:Squamata Characteristics: Scaled reptiles. Includes all lizards and snakes. Have quadrate bones (movable bones). Some snakes are venomous, lizards are not.
Class:Reptilia Characteristics: Includes all animals that are cold blooded. They have scales made of keratin, and use lungs for respiration. Phylum:Chordata Characteristics:All chordates share these common features, Pharyngeal Slits,Dorsal Nerve Cord, Notochord, and a Post Anal Tail. Kingdom: Animalia Characteristics: Includes all animals. All have animal cells ect.