INATURALIST Observations 256513897
GBIFID: 5139986453;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

INATURALIST Observations 168597293
GBIFID: 4138114515;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

INATURALIST Observations 341563935
Glades, Florida: 27.036839, -81.209334: : 3/6/2026: Sterling Herron: 6 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 3384349578; Occurrence Remarks: Sand tracks, lots of them.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 3764326341;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.072783, -81.323358: : 8/20/2025: Sterling Herron: 20 Aug 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.143054, -81.363797: : 5/3/2025: Max Olson: 3 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 1500282673; Occurrence Remarks: Caught during surveys;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 2596270198; Occurrence Remarks: Florida sand skink trail?? Also lots of trails like this in a rosemary bald in the southern part of Archbold.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 3059112611; Occurrence Remarks: Released shortly after photos were taken.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.181478, -81.366515: : 8/26/2025: Sterling Herron: 26 Aug 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 2873812377; Occurrence Remarks: Lots of tracks! So neat to see!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 5167998700; Occurrence Remarks: So many tracks along trail to the north for about 500;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 5167142694; Occurrence Remarks: tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29775.00000.

GBIFID: 3764235328; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks in an ATV trail next to undeveloped scrub;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 1986521285; Occurrence Remarks: Underneath artificial cover.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.286047, -81.236046: : 3/21/2026: Sterling Herron: 21 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.288182, -81.223945: : 3/8/2026: Sterling Herron: 8 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 891021397; Occurrence Remarks: This endemic sand skink was found during the day by raking through soft, white sand in its natural habitat in central Florida.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 52012.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Tracks; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 5007541868; Occurrence Remarks: Lifer!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Second photo :(; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.321526, -81.247085: : 6/16/2026: Sterling Herron: 16 Jun 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 4855050890; Occurrence Remarks: Rescued ahead of land-clearing;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 4863907014; Occurrence Remarks: Undeveloped, disturbed lot, Placid Lakes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.340474, -81.260816: : 5/1/2026: Sterling Herron: 1 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.282393, -81.338541: : 7/9/2026: Sterling Herron: 9 Jul 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 5087851036; Occurrence Remarks: Lot about to be developed;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

GBIFID: 3764327230; Occurrence Remarks: Trail--One adult individual seen;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.372588, -81.456017: : 5/3/2025: Max Olson: 3 May 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29751.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.404628, -81.433612: : 4/4/2026: LW Ridge: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: abundant on the roadside; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Site 2; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.435418, -81.472558: : 3/28/2026: LW Ridge: 28 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: combination skink track and slope collapse? ≡ƒÿ▓; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: found tracks in a new and unexpected place; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.465207, -81.442562: : 4/4/2026: aschmidt95: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.469947, -81.539732: : 4/4/2026: LW Ridge: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Barely visible!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: just the faintest whisper of a track after heavy rain and winds; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.498072, -81.516004: : 4/4/2026: LW Ridge: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.476871, -81.418977: : 2/26/2026: LW Ridge: 26 Feb 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Site 1, D Tract; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

GBIFID: 1836695889; Occurrence Remarks: sand skink trails under sand;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.557081, -81.49493: : 3/22/2026: LW Ridge: 22 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Tracks from some kind of lizard or tiny snake maybe?; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Strange color sand!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.598842, -81.44516: : 4/20/2026: Donna Day: 20 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Skink Nation; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29727.00000.

Hardee, Florida: 27.611187, -81.584146: : 12/13/2025: Brian Genther: 13 Dec 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.627597, -81.546152: : 5/16/2026: LW Ridge: 16 May 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: It looks like this guy didnt know where he was going!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.63133, -81.384062: : 4/12/2026: Renato Ignacio Guzman: 12 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.640265, -81.556089: : 3/31/2026: LW Ridge: 31 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

GBIFID: 4863370450; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks. Lots about to be developed;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Lake Wales Ridge State Forest - Walk in Water Tract - Scrub Jay Traill; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Highlands, Florida: 27.636639, -81.527477: : 9/13/2025: LW Ridge: 13 Sep 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Occurrence Remarks:; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

GBIFID: 3456503488; Occurrence Remarks: Small lizard found under a cover board. Size was about 3-4ΓÇ¥ in length with a very narrow body. Snout is turned downwards into a shovel-like shape. Coloration was primarily a light silver-brown with a dark band going around the eyes down the snout. Limbs were extremely small with minimal toes. Weather was cool, moderate, upper 60s.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

GBIFID: 3764491345; Occurrence Remarks: Trail;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: You can also see the imprint of a gopher tortoise shell in this photo!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Hillsborough, Florida: 27.792963, -82.250087: : 1/1/2026: naturepaul: 1 Jan 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29704.00000.

Occurrence Remarks:; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: small snake? sand skink? worm lizard?; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29508.00000.

Polk, Florida: 27.892763, -81.403879: : 4/10/2025: Daniel Estabrooks: 10 Apr 2025 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Polk, Florida: 27.870217, -81.511483: : 3/11/2026: Sterling Herron: 11 Mar 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Lake Marion Creek MA, Horse Creek Unit, Polk County, FL, September 2025.; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29656.00000.

Polk, Florida: 27.961357, -81.459042: : 4/4/2026: Renato Ignacio Guzman: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Polk, Florida: 27.90561, -81.416695: : 4/4/2026: Renato Ignacio Guzman: 4 Apr 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Occurrence Remarks: Sand Skink Central!; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 3456256402; Occurrence Remarks: uncommon sighting this time of year;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29656.00000.

GBIFID: 3963635018; Occurrence Remarks: It had a noticeable scar on one side where it looks like something tried to bite it.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29533.00000.

GBIFID: 3988524841; Occurrence Remarks: I had to get towed out of some sugar sand for this guy;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

Marion, Florida: 29.110384, -81.947295: : 7/10/2026: Geoffrey Parks: 10 Jul 2026 ; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29533.00000.

GBIFID: 4102849460; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 4116141863; Occurrence Remarks: Not sure what else would make the squiggly tracks. Can also see what is likely racerunner tracks.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29631.00000.

GBIFID: 4853150418; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 4852705691; Occurrence Remarks: Tracks;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 2576245765; Occurrence Remarks: These trails were all over. If theyΓÇÖre sand skinks this is a great location for them;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 4852389678; Occurrence Remarks: Trails;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 4926339735; Occurrence Remarks: A man who attended an unrelated event brought a Florida Sand Skink that he dug up in his yard yesterday. I did not think to ask him where he lives, but Im guessing that he was local to the Lake Wales/Babson Park area (obviously, he lives on the Lake Wales Ridge, to which this species is endemic). Although I saw numerous tracks -- and even some desiccated individuals after prescribed fires -- at Archbold Biological Station, 1992-1996, this was the first live Florida Sand Skink I have seen! Lifer!;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 4852674348; Occurrence Remarks: Winter Haven Scrub;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 5230329698; Occurrence Remarks: Private Property;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 5168029520; Occurrence Remarks: Private Property;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 3090684483; Occurrence Remarks: Wildlands Conservation Skink Research;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.

GBIFID: 3090805449; Occurrence Remarks: Wildlands Conservation Skink Research This poor little guy had a prolapsed hemipenes.;; Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 29680.00000.