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turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives

lizards and snakes

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Great Plains Skink

Plestiodon obsoletus

KingdomAnimaliaanimal kingdom
- ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
  - OrderSquamatalizards and snakes
    Squamata: information (1)
    Squamata: pictures (210)
    Squamata: specimens (2)
    - FamilyScincidae
      Scincidae: information (1)
      Scincidae: pictures (9)
      - SpeciesPlestiodon obsoletusGreat Plains Skink
        Plestiodon obsoletus: pictures (2)

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