Plestiodon brevirostris, the short-nosed skink, is a species of lizard endemic to Mexico.

It has a stout olive-gray body, with two dorsolateral light stripes from snout to hind legs, as well as dark brownish-black stripes on the side.

The short-nosed skink’s belly is pigmented and speckled with scattered dark dots.

Fully grown adults have a red or brown (ground color) tail, unlike juvenile tails, which are metallic blue.

[2] Short-nosed skinks are endemic to Mexico, and can be found in Guerrero Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, MIchoacan, and Nayarit.