Ground Skink
Scincella lateralis
Although this picture is a little blurry, you can tell that this is a skink. This ground skink was a smooth, blackish-brown lizard with a white belly. This “elfish lizard" was found running in snakelike movements across the hill country horizon in Kerrville, TX in the middle of February 2013. It was a relatively cool day with constant cloud cover overhead. This skink mostly stayed still with its eyes closed the entire time it was being held. According to the Peterson Field Guide of Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern/Central North America by Roger Conant and Joseph T. Collins, this species of skink can grow to be 3-5.5 in (7.5-14.6 cm) in length. This reptile was released under a fallen tree trunk close to where it was found running.
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