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title: "Eslizón del noroeste"
description: "Plestiodon gilberti — Reptiles. Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/gilbert-s-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eslizón del noroeste

> Plestiodon gilberti — Reptiles. Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae.

- Scientific name: *Plestiodon gilberti*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2303
- Wikidata: [Q137668](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137668)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73789](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73789)

## Names

- en: Gilbert's Skink
- es: Eslizón del noroeste
- fr: Scinque de Gilbert
- nl: Gilbert's Skink

## Countries with the most observations

US (2137), MX (12)

## Summary

Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and grows to about 7 to 12 cm (3 to 4.5 in) in total length (including tail).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plestiodon_gilberti

## Photo

![Eslizón del noroeste](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gilbert-s-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Emily Langdon-Lassagne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56800548

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gilbert-s-skink?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).