Plestiodon fasciatus

Plestiodon fasciatus
	Adult male
	Juvenile
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Plestiodon
Species:	P. fasciatus
Binomial name
	Plestiodon fasciatus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Lacerta fasciata ; Linnaeus, 1758; ? Lacerta quinquelineata ; Linnaeus, 1766; Plestiodon fasciatus ; — Baird, 1849; Eumeces quinquelineatus ; — Boulenger, 1887; Eumeces fasciatus ; — Heilprin, 1888; Plestiodon fasciatus ; — Stejneger & Barbour, 1917; Eumeces fasciatus ; — Taylor, 1936; Plestiodon fasciatus ; — Schmitz et al., 2004;

The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America. It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada.

^ Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Plestiodon fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64227A12756007. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64227A12756007.en. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Species Plestiodon fasciatus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org
^ ^a ^b Stejneger, L., and T. Barbour (1917). A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 125 pp. (Plestiodon fasciatus, p. 69).
^ Boulenger, G.A. (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Eumeces quinquelineatus, pp. 369-370).