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The sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which protects them from harm. If you’re planning a project that might affect these species, you can legally do so, but only after talking to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which protects them from harm. If you’re planning a project that might affect these species, you can legally do so, but only after talking to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

If your project is run, paid for, or approved by a Federal agency, you must first consult with the Service through section 7 of the ESA. This consultation assesses the effects of the proposed action and incorporates measures you must take to conserve the species and minimize negative effects on the species and their habitat.
 

A non-Federal entity may legally “take” a listed species after obtaining an Incidental Take Permit under section 10 of the ESA. Consultation and permits for sand skinks are required in most of Lake, Marion, Polk, Highlands counties and parts of Putman, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Glades, Hardee, and Sumter counties. Consultation and permits for the blue-tailed mole skink are required in Polk and most of Highlands counties and parts of Osceola County.

For more information contact Lindsay Nester Needs, 772-226-8158.

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