Liz the Five-Lined Skink

Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

Dining and Dwelling

Life and Death

The five-lined skink feed mostly on insects, worms and other invertebrates.

They can be found in wooded areas with sandy soil and ground cover. Skinks hibernate in the winter in rocky regions or buried in the soil.

Females will lay 6-10 small white eggs in June. They deposit their eggs in the shelter of a rock or log and will guard the eggs until they hatch in late summer, approximately 60 days later.

Predators of the five-lined skink include birds of prey, snakes, small mammals and humans.

That's Amazing

• The five-lined skink is the only lizard that is native to Ontario.
• Skinks are born with a bright blue tail that they are able to detach. Their tail fades with age; the tail of an adult five-lined skink is grey.