In the 1950s and 60s, two Belgian herpetologists suspected the occurrence of a new-to-science species of skink based on specimens from Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But neither ...

Chris Schneider figured out that the two populations ... The reason: Predator birds more easily pick off lizards in the open forest, so the skinks there have evolved to reproduce earlier ...

With its short, blunt snout and unique checkerboard pattern, this scaly creature — a skink — wasn’t like the other 35 related species that call the mountains home. The skink earned its name ...

Skinks are lizards — lesser-known relatives of the familiar green anoles so common here in the Lowcountry. As a group, skinks (family Scincidae) are among the most widespread of all lizards ...

No one's ever gotten a good headcount of Connecticut's Five-lined Skink, the little lizard that is good at hiding under leaves and making itself scarce. The five-inch creature, which is native to ...

If you are hiking along the rocky ridges of Allamuchy State Park, Jenny Jump State Forest or in the Kittatinny Mountains, keep your eyes open for Warren County’s only lizard species, the five ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around 1,500 of the living lizard species on Earth fall into the ...

The joint effort to locate the critically endangered Lyon’s Grassland Striped Skink was rewarded when it was found near Mt Surprise, 300km south of Cairns. The skink lives in cracks in the ...