blue-tailed skink

blue-tailed skink
noun or blue-tailed lizard \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\
: a harmless widely ranging No. American scincoid lizard (Eumeces fasciatus syn. quinquelineatus) having the under surface of the tail bright azure — called also five-lined lizard, redheaded lizard, scorpion

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