Plestiodon lynxe, also known commonly as the oak forest skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

[2] The preferred natural habitat of P. lynxe is oak forest or pine-oak forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,700 m (5,900–8,900 ft).

[1][2] Maximum recorded litter size is five neonates.

[2] Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Plestiodon.

The subspecific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell.