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title: "Breedkopskink"
description: "Plestiodon laticeps — Reptielen. The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/broad-headed-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Breedkopskink

> Plestiodon laticeps — Reptielen. The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Plestiodon laticeps*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 16649
- Wikidata: [Q2697347](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2697347)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73792](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73792)

## Names

- en: Broad-headed Skink
- de: Breitkopfskink
- es: Eslizón de cabeza ancha
- nl: Breedkopskink

## Countries with the most observations

US (12071)

## Summary

The broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. The broadhead skink occurs in sympatry with the five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) and Southeastern five-lined skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus) in forest of the Southeastern United States. All three species are phenotypically similar throughout much of their development and were considered a single species prior to the mid-1930s.

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

## Photo

![Breedkopskink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-headed-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133151519

## Machine access

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