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Scincella lateralis
Ground Skink
Padre Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Scincella lateralis (Say in James, 1822)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Ground Skink
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Autarchoglossa, Family Scincidae, Genus Scincella, Species Scincella lateralis


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: S5
Evidence:		7 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Buffalo National River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
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
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	12/15/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:18:15 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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