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Five-lined Skink at Barataria Preserve

A skink lying next to its eggs on the ground

Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) with eggs found under a coverboard at Barataria Preserve. Females will stay with their eggs until they hatch and then the babies are left to fend for themselves.

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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Code: JELA

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
Latitude: 29.8020095825195, Longitude: -90.1701812744141

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