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Eumeces algeriensis, commonly called the Algerian skink, Algerian orange-tailed skink, Berber's skink, [2] in French eumece d'Algérie, or in Spanish bulán, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. [3] The species is endemic to the Maghreb region of North Africa. [3]
Family Scincidae (skinks) - 15 species Ablepharus grayanus (minor snake-eyed skink) Ablepharus pannonicus (Asian snake-eyed skink) Chalcides ocellatus (ocellated skink) Eumeces schneiderii zarudnyi (Schneider's skink, Berber skink or Zarudny's skink) Eurylepis indothalensis (Thal skink) Eurylepis taeniolata (alpine Punjab skink or yellow ...
The Central Ranges rock skink is a moderately large and robust Liopholis species, with a snout–vent length (SVL) of up to 135 mm and a tail length up to 158 mm. The back, sides, limbs and tail are coloured dull orangish-brown with thin black scale margins, with the top and sides of the head a more vibrant orangish shade.
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 ...
The bronze grass skink, bronze mabuya or speckled forest skink (Eutropis macularia), is a species of skink found in South and Southeast Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a common, but shy, ground-dwelling species that is active both day and night.
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 ]
Egernia striolata (W. Peters, 1870) – tree crevice-skink, "tree skink" Liopholis Fitzinger, 1843: Liopholis guthega Donnellan, Hutchinson, Dempsey & Osborne, 2002 – Snowy Mountains skink, guthega skink, alpine egernia; Liopholis inornata (Rosén, 1905) – desert egernia, unadorned desert-skink, "desert skink"
The newborn skink is of a large size compared to its mother; the northern Solomon Islands skinks are approximately 29 centimetres (11 in) in length and weigh 80 grams (0.18 lb), whereas the common Solomon Islands skinks are 30 centimetres (12 in) and 175 grams (0.386 lb) when they are born. [5]