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 six native species of lizards in Canada.