Plestiodon inexpectatus Taylor – Southeastern Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon inexpectatus Taylor – Southeastern Five-lined Skink

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     Exact locality, based on specimen(s) or photographs examined
     Exact locality, based on literature record believed valid
     Approximate locality based on specimen(s) or photographs examined
     Approximate locality based on literature record believed valid
     County record only, based on specimens or photographs examined
     County record only, based on literature report believed valid
     Type locality
?      Questionable and/or problematic record

Taxonomy: According to de Queiroz and Reeder (2012), Plestiodon inexpectatus is a monotypic species. 

Distribution: The distribution of P. inexpectatus is poorly known in Tennessee.  Existing records span the breath of the state with three areas of concentration: southern tier counties of southwestern Tennessee, cedar glades of Wilson and Rutherford counties, and the mountainous region bordering North Carolina from Cocke County south to the Georgia line. Records also exist from the Reelfoot Lake area in Obion County. 

Museum Records by Counties: Benton—APSU 4397.  Blount—GSMNP 3843, 3844, 10885.  Davidson—APSU 19871.  Fayette—APSU 12987. Grundy—APSU 16465.  Hardeman—APSU 16859, 16860; UMMZ 97448. McNairy—APSU 19308.  Monroe—FLMNH 22413-22416, uncataloged (13 specimens).   Obion—APSU 14174, 14177. Perry—APSU 12076. Polk—FLMNH uncataloged (2 specimens). Rhea—FLMNH uncataloged (1 specimen). Shelby—APSU 12071-12075, 14419, 16701, 17282.  Stewart—APSU 112.  Sumner—APSU 16206.  Wilson—MTSU 44L-47L; NCSM 9177, 9178; TTU 404, 740; UMMZ 117552. 

Literature Sources by Counties: Anderson—Moody (2013), Byrd and Fox (2017).  Blount— King (1939), Huheey and Stupka (1967).  Davidson—Hromada and Gienger (2018).  Franklin—Campbell (2013).  Knox—Seddon and Klukowski (2012).  McNairy—Butterfield et al. (2012).  Rutherford—Niemiller et al. (2011), Seddon and Klukowski (2012).  Sevier—Seddon and Klukowski (2012).  Wilson—Ellis (1968), Jordan, et al. (1968), Jordan (1986), Niemiller et al. (2011), Seddon and Klukowski (2012). 

Questionable and/or Erroneous Records: None. 

Conservation Status: None.

Posted: 23 July 2009

Latest Revision: 19 November 2018

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