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Eumeces fasciatus
Eastern Five-lined Skink
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Eumeces fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Eastern Five-lined Skink
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Autarchoglossa, Family Scincidae, Genus Plestiodon, Species Eumeces fasciatus


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Operationally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		7 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Anacostia Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Buffalo National River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:48:24 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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