Variable Skink
Eumeces gaigeae
Family Scincidae
Photo by L. Livo and S. Wilcox,
from
Hammerson, 1986
.
Used with permission.
Formerly listed as a subspecies of
Eumeces multivirgatus
.
Description:
To 3" snout-vent length; to 7 5/8" overall. Color dark olive brown with dark-edged light stripes. Glossy smooth scales on back.
Elevation Range:
To 8500' in southern Colorado.
Photo by L. Livo and S. Wilcox,
from
Hammerson, 1986
.
Used with permission.
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Adams
Dolores
H
La Plata
H
Pitkin
Alamosa
H
Douglas
Lake
Prowers
Arapahoe
Eagle
Larimer
Pueblo
*
Archuleta
H
El Paso
Las Animas
UC1
Rio Blanco
Baca
Elbert
Lincoln
Rio Grande
*
Bent
Fremont
H
Logan
Routt
Boulder
Garfield
Mesa
Saguache
H
Chaffee
Gilpin
Mineral
*
San Juan
*
Cheyenne
Grand
Moffat
San Miguel
*
Clear Creek
Gunnison
Montezuma
H
Sedgwick
Conejos
H
Hinsdale
*
Montrose
Summit
Costilla
H
Huerfano
H
Morgan
Teller
Crowley
Jackson
Otero
Washington
Custer
*
Jefferson
Ouray
Weld
Delta
Kiowa
Park
Yuma
Denver
Kit Carson
Phillips