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E. schneiderii has the following characters: Head moderate; snout short, obtuse. Nasal rather large, usually divided, in contact with the two anterior upper labials; no postnasal; 5 supraoculars, the three anterior in contact with the frontal; parietals entirely separated by the interparietal; 4 or 5 pairs of nuchals; ear-opening rather large, with 4 or 5 long pointed lobules anteriorly; 2 ...
Lygosoma schneideri, also known commonly as Schneider's writhing skink and the Sumatran supple skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia . Etymology
Liopholis pulchra (F. Werner, 1910) – southwestern rock-skink, spectacled rock skink, Jurien Bay rock-skink; Liopholis slateri (Storr, 1968) – Slater's desert skink, Centralian Floodplains desert-skink, Slater's egernia, Slater's skink; Liopholis striata (Sternfeld, 1919) – night skink, nocturnal desert-skink, striated egernia
Egernia is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae) that occurs in Australia.These skinks are ecologically diverse omnivores that inhabit a wide range of habitats.However, in the loose delimitation (which incorporates about 30 species) the genus is not monophyletic but an evolutionary grade, as has long been suspected due to its lack of characteristic apomorphies.
The fire skink is a fairly large species of skink, reaching up to 37 cm (15 in) in total length (including tail). [2] The most notable aspect of the fire skink's appearance is its vivid, bright colors. Smooth, gold scales adorn the fire skink's back, while red and black bars set against a silver background line its sides.
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Like many skinks, King's skink is viviparous, and after a gestation period of 20–22 weeks, [5] gives birth to litters of 2–8 young that have a typical mass of 7 grams (0.25 oz). Juvenile mortality is high and growth to adult size is slow, so mature King's skinks can be quite long lived. King's skink near Albany, Western Australia
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