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Flexiseps ardouini, also known commonly as the yellow skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Etymology
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 ...
Saiphos equalis, commonly known as the yellow-bellied three-toed skink or simply three-toed skink, is a species of burrowing skink found in eastern Australia. It is the only species classified under the genus Saiphos .
Lipinia pulchella, known commonly as the yellow-striped slender tree skink or beautiful lipinia, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines . Subspecies
Flexiseps ardouini (Mocquard, 1897) – yellow skink; Flexiseps crenni (Mocquard, 1906) Flexiseps decaryi (Angel, 1930) – rock skink; Flexiseps elongatus (Angel, 1933) Flexiseps johannae (Günther, 1880) – Johanna's skink; Flexiseps mandokava Raxworthy & Nussbaum, 1993; Flexiseps melanurus (Günther, 1877) – spotted skink
Skinks are very specific in their habitat as some can depend on vegetation while others may depend on land and the soil. [18] As a family, skinks are cosmopolitan; species occur in a variety of habitats worldwide, apart from boreal and polar regions. Various species occur in ecosystems ranging from deserts and mountains to grasslands.
The warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink or yellow-bellied water skink [2] (Eulamprus heatwolei) is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. [3] It lives in rocky habitats, preferring those near water such as bogs, swamps, creek and river margins.
Eurylepis taeniolata, the ribbon-sided skink, alpine Punjab skink, or yellow-bellied mole skink, is a species of skink found in Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. It is the type species of the genus Eurylepis .