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Most skinks, though, are medium-sized, with snout-to-vent lengths around 12 cm (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), although some grow larger; the Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata) is the largest known extant species and may attain a snout-to-vent length of some 35 cm (14 in).
The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about 4 to 8.25 ...
The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America . It is one of the most common lizards in the eastern U.S. and one of the seven native species of lizards in Canada .
The common garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia . Additional common names for L. guichenoti include grass skink , Guichenot's grass skink , pale-flecked garden sunskink , and penny lizard .
Scincella lateralis, formerly Lygosoma laterale [2] is a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico.The ground skink differs from the majority of North American lizard species in that it is generally considered a forest dweller. [3]
The eastern skink (Scincus mitranus), also known as the Arabian sand skink or the eastern sandfish, is a species of lizard in the skink family, Scincidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is endemic to the deserts and arid lands of the east-southeastern Arabian Peninsula north to Western Iran .
Cryptoblepharus snaked-eyed skink species live on vertical surfaces of rocks, trees and buildings which are challenging habitats that demand quite different adaptions and body characteristics. [4] These physical characteristics include a dorsally depressed body and long splayed limbs, digits which create a low centre of gravity and an intimate ...
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