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  2. Plestiodon fasciatus - Wikipedia

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    However, they have been reported to also eat newborn mice, frogs, and other lizards. Wild skinks will make short forays into heavily used core areas to find food. [23] Those who own a pet skink are advised to supplement the skink's diet with fruits and vegetables. In addition to eating insects, skinks enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables.

  3. Eastern blue-tongued lizard - Wikipedia

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    The eastern blue tongue can adapt to suburban living as well as cities. The skink can be found in gardens or basking in the sun on roads or drain pipes. [4] As the Tiliqua scincoides scincoides can live in urban areas, it can face injury from house pets such as cats and dogs, be hit by cars, or harmed by gardening tools. [4]

  4. Common garden skink - Wikipedia

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    Larger lizards and snakes will sometimes try to eat it as well. Like many other skinks, its tail will drop if grasped roughly. The disconnected tail will twitch vigorously for a while, capturing the attention of the predator while the lizard makes its escape. This survival tactic may seem hard for the skink to tolerate, but it is quite the ...

  5. Invasive lizards the size of dogs are roaming SC. Here’s ...

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    Here’s where and whether they’re dangerous. Lyn Riddle. November 9, 2023 at 6:00 AM ... You’re out walking around somewhere in the South Carolina woods and you see a lizard the size of a dog.

  6. 15 of the Most Dangerous Plants for Dogs, Indoors and Outside

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    A dog with underlying health conditions, such as epilepsy, also may be at higher risk for complications, says Dr. Wismer. ... it’s smart to keep them out of reach of pets or out of your home ...

  7. Tiliqua rugosa - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  8. Skink - Wikipedia

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    Despite making up 15% of reptiles, skinks have a relatively conserved chromosome number, between 11 and 16 pairs. [21] Skink genomes are typically about 1.5 Gb, approximately one-half the size of the human genome. The Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) was sequenced in 2022, representing the first skink reference ...

  9. Scincella lateralis - Wikipedia

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    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.