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Category: Skinks
Blue-tongued Skink
A large, slow-moving skink with a bright blue tongue used to startle predators, docile and popular as a pet.
Shingleback Skink
A short-tailed, heavily armored skink with a rough pinecone-like appearance, living in pairs for life.
Chinese Blue-tailed Skink
A brown skink with a bright blue tail in juveniles, common in East Asian fields.
Five-lined Skink
A North American skink with five pale stripes, juveniles have a bright blue tail.
Garden Skink
A tiny brown skink common in gardens, fast and secretive.
Fire Skink
A brilliantly colored skink with red, gold and black markings, native to West African forests.
European Skink
A small smooth-skinned skink found in southern European scrub.
Indian Skink
A brown skink with dark bands, common across South Asian grasslands.
Solomon Islands Skink (Monkey-tailed Skink)
A huge, prehensile-tailed skink, the largest living skink, arboreal and rare.
