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Riopa punctata, also known as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
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 .
The genus Sphenomorphus – vernacularly also known as the common skinks – currently serves as a "wastebin taxon" for numerous skinks. While most or all species presently placed here are probably rather close relatives, the genus as presently delimited is likely to be not monophyletic and is in need of review. [ 1 ]
Riopa guentheri (W. Peters, 1879) – Günther's supple skink, Günther's writhing skink; Riopa lineata Gray, 1839 – lined supple skink; Riopa lineolata (Stoliczka, 1870) – striped writhing skink; Riopa popae (Shreve, 1940) – Pope's writhing skink; Riopa punctata (Gmelin, 1799) – common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate ...
Raccoons, foxes, possums, snakes, coatis, weasels, crows, cats, dogs, herons, hawks, lizards, and other predators of small land vertebrates also prey on various skinks. This can be troublesome, given the long gestation period for some skinks, making them an easy target to predators such as the mongoose , which often threaten the species to at ...
There are 16 species of lizards in Kansas. [2] Anguidae – lateral fold lizards Slender glass lizard; Crotaphytidae – collared and leopard lizards Eastern collared lizard; Gekkonidae – geckos Mediterranean gecko (introduced) Lacertidae – lacertas (wall and true lizards) Western green lizard (introduced) Italian wall lizard (introduced)
Because of this, wildlife expert Richard Green, from Kennedy Wild Bird Food, is sharing how Brits can help robins and other garden birds simply by putting their Christmas dinner leftovers to good use.
The ground skink differs from the majority of North American lizard species in that it is generally considered a forest dweller. [3] Common names for this species include the little brown skink and the ground skink. However, the common name, ground skink, may refer to any species in the genus Scincella.