Great Basin Skink
Plestiodon skiltonianus utahensis
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- P. s. utahensis – Washington Co, UT – photo from iNaturalist, Robert Dobbs
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- P. s. utahensis (juvenile) – Tooele Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- P. s. utahensis – Sevier Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- P. s. utahensis – Millard Co, UT – photo by Jeremy Westerman (naherp.com)
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- P. s. utahensis – Lincoln Co, NV – photo by Stephen Stocking (naherp.com)
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- P. s. utahensis – Juab Co, UT – photo by Rye Jones (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Plestiodon s. utahensis occurs in most of Nevada, the western half of Utah and extreme northwestern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Plestiodon skiltonianus utahensis (Tanner – 1957)
Genus: Plestiodon, Greek – plestios = many + odon = tooth or teeth
Species: skiltonianus, honors Avery J. Skilton
Subspecies: utahensis: belonging to the state of Utah
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962