Missouri Animals Broadhead Skink   (Eumeces laticeps) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Lizards: (Lacertilia) Native North American skink Habitat: forest edge. Diet: variety of insects. ID Features: large head and shiny tan body. Natural History: The broadhead skink is a very common skink in Missouri. It's body appears shiny due to its flat unkeeled scales. It is commonly found in sunny areas near the edges of woodlands or forests..

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