Skink

Chalcides sp.

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Where is it found?

Species dependent. Can be found in most habitats

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Diet and foraging method

Active hunting of insects and occasional grazing on vegetation

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Key adaptations

Skinks range in colour from yellowish-green to grey, with a distinctive band of eyespots across their back, making them well camouflaged in a range of environments. Their elongated body shape allows them to have a high proportion of their body surface in contact with the ground, in order to warm up. 

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Social organisation and mating system

N/A

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Did you know that...?

Skinks can lose their tail escape predators, and grow a new one!

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Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

"Little Brown Skink Scincella lateralis" by Sklmsta - Own work. Licenced under CC0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Little_Brown_Skink_Scincella_lateralis.jpg#/media/File:Little_Brown_Skink_Scincella_lateralis.jpg