It's obvious how these skinks got the name "Broad-headed" when you see a big male in the breeding season, as in the picture at top. I think the smaller skink in that picture is a younger male that the big one is trying to intimidate.

The second picture is of a juvenile. Other than the big adult males, Broad-headed Skinks are quite similar in appearance to two other skink species with overlapping ranges: Common Five-lined Skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) and Southeastern Five-lined Skinks (Plestiodon inexepectatus).

Many a log in the woodsy part of this state park featured a basking skink or two. The second one pictured here has lost its tail recently, but lived to bask another day.