Missouri Department of Conservation

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• Northern Prairie SkinkThere are two subspecies of prairie skinks in Missouri, and they look quite similar. In general, they both have longer tails than all other Missouri skinks. In Missouri, these lizards are rare.
• Broad-Headed SkinkThis large, harmless, smooth-scaled lizard lives along the edge of forests and woodlots. It often makes its home in a large dead tree, sometimes using abandoned woodpecker holes or other cavities.
• A Helping HandWildlife managers reintroduce collared lizards to restored habitats.
• Six-Lined RacerunnerThis fast, alert lizard is a ground dweller and don't usually climb trees. Also called "field-streaks" and "sand lappers," racerunners are close kin to the whiptail lizards you might know from the western United States.
• Eastern Collared LizardIf surprised in an open area with no rock crevices nearby to dart into, this colorful, long-tailed lizard often runs on its hind limbs with the forward part of the body held upright.