Five-lined skinks, Ontario’s only species of lizard, are listed as a species at risk chiefly due to habitat loss, illegal collection, predation by domestic animals and road mortality.
Photo credit: vastateparkstaff
In south-western Ontario five-lined skinks are endangered as a result of habitat loss and illegal collecting. Five-lined skinks eat insects, spiders and worms. They are Ontario’s only lizard.
Photo credit: Joe Crowley
Ontario Nature protects wild species and wild spaces through conservation, education and public engagement.
Learn more at: www.ontarionature.org
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