Great Plains Skink
Plestiodon obsoletus
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- P. obsoletus (juvenile) – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Alice Abela
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- P. obsoletus – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- P. obsoletus – Motley Co, TX – photo by Ben Stupavsky
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- P. obsoletus – Nueces Co, TX – photo by John Williams
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- P. obsoletus – Union Co, NM – photo by Brian Hinds (naherp.com)
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- P. obsoletus – San Miguel Co, NM – photo by Brian Hinds (naherp.com)
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- P. obsoletus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Sonny Aaron (naherp.com)
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- P. obsoletus – Eddy Co, NM – photo by Paul Huang (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Plestiodon obsoletus occurs across the western 2/3 of Texas, much of New Mexico and into central and eastern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Plestiodon obsoletus (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Plestiodon, Greek – plestios = many + odon = tooth or teeth
Species: obsoletus, Latin = worn out or shabby — ref. absence of dorsal lines, otherwise characteristic of N. American skinks
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962