Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
SKINK, NORTHERN PRAIRIE

Summary information for SKINK, NORTHERN PRAIRIE

Common Name
SKINK, NORTHERN PRAIRIE
Scientific Name
PLESTIODON SEPTENTRIONALIS SEPTENTRIONALIS
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK S3, GLOBAL RANK G5T5
Primary Habitat
"Grassland(matrix)"
Preferred Habitat
"Are found in grassland. Also occur on open, grass-covered rocky hillsides near streams, occasionally in forest edge. In northern regions use soft sand to burrown beneath the freeze line *011*."
Distribution
"Has been recorded in northwest Missouri *04*."
County List
GENTRY, HARRISON, PLATTE, WORTH, NODAWAY
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