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Scincus scincus, also commonly known as the sandfish skink, common sandfish or common skink, is a species of skink notable for its burrowing or swimming behaviour in sand. [2] It is native to the Sahara Desert and the Arabian Peninsula , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] but is also kept as a pet elsewhere.
Cape skink native to South Africa. Skinks are very specific in their habitat as some can depend on vegetation while others may depend on land and the soil. [18] As a family, skinks are cosmopolitan; species occur in a variety of habitats worldwide, apart from boreal and polar regions. Various species occur in ecosystems ranging from deserts and ...
Scincus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains four or five species, all of which are typical desert inhabitants, living in sandy and dune-like areas with a hot and dry climate.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
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Trachylepis damarana, also known as the Damara skink or Damara variable skink, is a species of skink. [1] [2] It is found in southern Africa, specifically in south-eastern Angola, northern Namibia, western Zambia, northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, north-eastern South Africa, and western Mozambique.
Acontias is a genus of limbless skinks, the lance skinks, (family Scincidae) in the African subfamily Acontinae. [1] Most are small animals, but the largest member of the genus is Acontias plumbeus at approximately 40 cm (16 in) snout-vent length. [ 1 ]