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The western skink is a secretive and very agile lizard that forages actively through leaf litter and dense vegetation, preying upon small invertebrates including spiders, a variety of insects and sow bugs. [3] Crickets, beetles, moths, grasshoppers, and other arthropods have been found in the stomachs of skinks. [7]
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a species of lizard native to Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Northern Mexico. The species is widely found in its native range and is considered common, often being seen in yards, or as the name implies, on fences.
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. Skinks are characterized by their smaller legs in comparison to typical lizards and are found in ...
Pygmy short-horned lizard: Phrynosoma douglasii: Not evaluated: Maximum size is approximately 65 millimetres (2.6 in). [2] Sagebrush lizard: Sceloporus graciosus: Least concern: Adults reach up to 60 millimetres (2.4 in) [2] Side-blotched lizard: Uta stansburiana: Least concern: Adults reach 55 millimetres (2.2 in). [2] Western fence lizard ...
A species of skink, a type of lizard, has been rediscovered in China after more than 100 years, according to a new study. The lizards are relatively small, measuring just over 2 inches long and ...
Western shingleback Rottnest Island shingleback. Tiliqua rugosa, most commonly known as the shingleback skink, stumptail skink or bobtail lizard, is a short-tailed, slow-moving species of blue-tongued skink (genus Tiliqua) endemic to Australia. It is commonly known as the shingleback or sleepy lizard.
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a common lizard of California and the surrounding area. Because the ventral abdomen of an adult is characteristically blue, it is also known as the blue-belly. Immature western fence lizards have aquamarine-colored bellies. It is a member of the genus Sceloporus, and therefore is a spiny ...
Other common names for P. fasciatus include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults). It is technically appropriate to call it the American five-lined skink to distinguish it from the African skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (otherwise known as five-lined mabuya) or the eastern red-headed skink to distinguish it from its western relative Plestiodon skiltonianus ...