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The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about 4 to 8.25 ...
Acontias occidentalis, the western burrowing skink or savanna legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. [1] It is found in Namibia , Zimbabwe , Angola , and South Africa . References
Most skinks, though, are medium-sized, with snout-to-vent lengths around 12 cm (4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), although some grow larger; the Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata) is the largest known extant species and may attain a snout-to-vent length of some 35 cm (14 in).
The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs, measuring about 100 to 200 mm long. Western skinks are very adaptable. They spend much of their day basking in the sun. Their diet ranges widely, including spiders and beetles.
Typhlacontias punctatissimus, also known commonly as the dotted blind dart skink, the speckled burrowing skink, and the speckled western burrowing skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Three subspecies are recognized.
Common names for the species include western three-lined skink, New Holland skink and southwestern cool-skink, [3] [4] a name that refers to the cooler climates of its southern distribution range. [ 5 ]
Eremiascincus isolepis (Boulenger, 1887) – northern bar-lipped skink, short-legged slender skink; Eremiascincus musivus Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan, 2009 – mosaic desert skink; Eremiascincus pallidus (Günther, 1875) – western sand-swimming skink, western narrow-banded skink; Eremiascincus pardalis (Macleay, 1877) – lowlands bar-lipped skink
The western three-toed skink is native to southwestern parts of Europe. Its range includes Liguria in the extreme northwest of Italy, southern France, Spain and Portugal. . It seems to be absent from eastern Spain and there is an isolated populations near Bordeaux in southwestern Fran