ID this reptile please

[Daniel Eagan]

Breakneck Ridge on Saturday, 5/8/10. About three inches long.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32205805@N00/4606979742/

 

[Drumhaggart]

Perhaps a 5-lined skink?

5-lined skink with partially re-grown tail

-Steve

 

[Barkingcat]

Perhaps a 5-lined skink?

5-lined skink with partially re-grown tail

-Steve

Yes -- it is a Five-Line Skink, and a juvenile, at that.

(The juvies have the blue tail; this fades as the skink ages.)

 

[Daniel Eagan]

Thanks. It had real style when it moved.