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Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps. Evie Bryan. Length can get up to 32cm at adult stage Males have orange head during mating season 5 stripes that fade on males with age, but females tend to keep them Brown to grey brown ground body color.
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Broadhead SkinkEumeces laticeps Evie Bryan
Length can get up to 32cm at adult stage • Males have orange head during mating season • 5 stripes that fade on males with age, but females tend to keep them • Brown to grey brown ground body color
Broadhead Skinks can be found in Crawford, Bourbon, Linn and Miami counties within Kansas
HIGHEST POPULATION* *Not Available Current population*
Prefer mature oak woodlands having dead and decaying timber where it depends on tree cavities, especially in standing dead trees, for nesting. Protective cover~ large deciduous trees, downed logs, rock outcrops and brush piles in or near woodlands. Intolerant of intensive lumbering and woodland grazing. Habitat of the Skink
What I eat: Insects Small mammals Young Skinks What eats me: N/A Sometimes cats and dogs eat me but they tend to die after wards Eat ME!!!!!!
Unfortunately I was unable to discover when or for what reason the Broadhead skink was put on the Kansas Threatened Species list…..so here’s some cute little skinks. Threatened by Humans
States that any project that may endanger the habitat of the skink, the project manager must contact the Environmental section of the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Kansas Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Act