A close-up photograph of a Broadhead Skink crawling across a textured, fallen log. The lizard has a smooth, tan-grey body and a distinct, bright orange-red head. Green leaves in the foreground are softly blurred, creating a natural frame around the skink, while the background consists of dry, brown autumn leaves on the forest floor.

Spotting a Broadhead Skink in its element! 🦎 That vibrant orange head is a classic sign of a male in breeding season. It’s always a treat to find these little dragons blending into the forest floor.

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A broad-headed skink in a pile of brown leaves. The skink is looking to the right with its head pointed upward. It is a silvery color with a thin white stripe going down its side. Its head is red and it has a small black eye. It has short legs on the front. The back legs are hidden beneath the leaves. The red head only appears on males in the spring during mating season.

Broad-headed skink. I could be wrong on the ID, as there are several skinks that look similar. #Broad-HeadedSkink #BroadheadSkink #Skink #Lizard #Reptile #Animal #Nature #Photography #HillsboroughRiverStatePark #Florida

A Broad-headed Skink lies stretched out on a weathered wooden stair, basking in the sun. Its head glows reddish-orange, indicating it is likely a breeding male.

When skinks troll snakes...

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The front half of lizard (a skink) emerges from a hole in a tree with craggy bark. The skink is brown with stripes running down the length of its body in shades of brown, tan, and black. It shows a distinctive scaly patterns and has prominent holes on the sides of its head for hearing.

A Broadhead Skink emerges from a cleft in a tree trunk in Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Our resident big female #broadheadskink. There’s a male around but haven’t been able to snap him yet this year. #lizard #herping #reptile #nature #wildlife #photography #southcarolina #appalachia