I caught two of those things in a hot tub in Geist last year.
blue tailed skinks are every where
I have seen them in Evansville since I was a kid. I am 42
Looks like a salamander. You found it in a ravine? Near water (or what might normally have water in it)? Could be a newt, too. Best to put it back. Many of them are protected species and you never know when one might have special privileges accorded it by the powers that be.
Have you seen my kitty?You can't swing a dead cat without hitting one around here during the warm months.
I can walk out my side door, walk along the side of my house and see one within 20 feet.