Missouri Animals Five-lined skink   (Eumeces fasciatus) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Lizards: (Lacertilia) Native North American skink Habitat: open woods, woody bluffs, sunny rock outcrops.. Diet: insects, spiders.. ID Features: black body with lengthwise yellow stripes, blue tail. Natural History: The 5-lined skink is a shiny lizard with bright stripes when it is young. Older specimens are a dull brown color..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992