21. Reptiles And Amphibians » Lizards » Skink - Togo Fire Main Page This page provides detailed information on the skink Togo Fire, also known as True Fire skink, plus links to photos, breeders, registries, clubs, and more. HomeCentral Reptiles PageCentral lizards Pageskink - Togo Fire (you are here) The Togo Fire skink is an interesting and attractive lizard that is relatively easy to keep http://www.centralpets.com/pages/critterpages/reptiles/lizards/LZD2733.shtml

2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Reptiles Page Central Lizards Page Skink - Togo Fire (you are here) Skink - Togo Fire Related Pages: More Photos Care Sheets Articles Books ... Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians ... Service Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Reptiles eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS BY CLICKING THIS BANNER Feeding Time Photo: Tina Williford Submit a Photo More Photos Common Name: Skink - Togo Fire Other Common Names: True Fire Skink Scientific Name: Riopa fernandi (Full Taxonomy) Group: Skinks Origin or Range: Africa Relative Size: Average (as compared to other lizards) Average Lifespan: 20 year(s) Compatibility: Average (as compared to other lizards) Category: Animal Description: The Togo Fire Skink is a magnificent lizard in any reptile menagerie. The Togo Fire Skink is an interesting and attractive lizard that is relatively easy to keep. In their native West Africa they spend a lot of time underground, relaxing in the burrows they make; and they will do the same in captivity, so do not expect to see much of them. Fire skinks are omnivores. In the wild their diet consists primarily of insects and some fruits. In captivity they can be fed insects, pinky mice, low-calorie canned dog food (a premium brand), and commercially available carnivorous and omnivorous reptile food such as canned monitor diet, canned iguana diet, and canned box turtle diet, respectively. Fresh fruits can also be offered, but should not make up a large part of the diet. When frightened, Togo Fire Skinks will usually gape their mouths and hiss at you before attempting to bite; they would much rather run away than face a confrontation.

22. Reptiles And Amphibians » Lizards » Skink - Blue Tongue, Northern Photos insects. Home Central Reptiles Page Central lizards Page skink BlueTongue, Northern (you are here). skink - Blue Tongue, Northern. http://search.centralpets.com/pages/photopages/reptiles/lizards/PHOTO_LZD2720.sh

2,234 Animals Online Today Home Central Reptiles Page Central Lizards Page Skink - Blue Tongue, Northern (you are here) Skink - Blue Tongue, Northern Related Pages: More Photos Care Sheets Articles Books ... Tell a Friend Related Searches: Site Search Search Forums Search the Web Veterinarians ... Service Providers More Stuff: Go to Forums Reptiles eCards Subscribe Pet Categories: Mammals Birds PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS BY CLICKING THIS BANNER Photos and images of the Skink - Blue Tongue, Northern: Submit a Photo Blue tongued skink Photo: Dennis Desmond Blue tongued skink Photo: Dennis Desmond Rating: 8.6667 (30 votes) Rating: 8.2308 (13 votes) Blue tongued skink Photo: Dennis Desmond Northern Blue-tongued Skinks Photo: Jmaes Wilson Rating: 8.0556 (18 votes) Rating: 7.8438 (16 votes) Troncha, mi hembra mas pequeña Photo: Juan Pablo Lupinacci Stinky Photo: Ellen Schloss Rating: 7.7813 (16 votes) Rating: 7.4063 (16 votes) PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS BY CLICKING THIS BANNER About Us Advertising Affiliates Classifieds ... Webmasters Animal Main Pages: Mammals Birds Friday, 11 June 2004

23. Australia, Victoria - Lizard, Victorian Lizards, Images - Skink Weasel skink Saproscincus mustelinus, Weasel skink, Weasel skink, Weasel skink.Blotched Bluetongued Lizard Tiliqua nigrolutea, Blotched Blue-tongued Lizard, http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/lthumblivski.htm

Thumbnails to Victorian Skink Live Images (Click on thumbnail to enlarge image.) Species Images Eastern Three-lined Skink Bassiana duperreyi Red-throated Skink Bassiana platynotum Southern Rainbow Skink Carlia tetradactyla Carnaby's Wall Skink Cryptoblepharus carnabyi Murray Striped Skink Ctenotus brachyonyx Brooks's Striped Skink Ctenotus brooksi iridis Regal Striped Skink Ctenotus regius Large Striped Skink Ctenotus robustus Copper-tailed Skink Ctenotus taeniolatus Uber Striped Skink Ctenotus uber orientalis Eastern She-oak Skink Cyclodomorphus michaeli Alpine She-oak Skink Cyclodomorphus praealtus Swamp Skink Egernia coventryi Cunningham's Skink Egernia cunninghami Desert Skink Egernia inornata Heath Skink Egernia multiscutata Black Rock Skink Egernia saxatilis intermedia Tree Skink Egernia striolata White's Skink Egernia whitii Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei Alpine Water Skink Eulamprus kosciuskoi Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii Corangamite Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum marnieae Skink (No Common Name) Eulamprus tympanum tympanum Three-toed Skink Hemiergis decresiensis Millewa Skink Hemiergis millewae Four-toed Skink Hemiergis peronii Delicate Skink Lampropholis delicata Garden Skink Lampropholis guichenoti Bougainville's Skink Lerista bougainvillii Mueller's Skink Lerista muelleri Spotted Burrowing Skink Lerista punctatovittata Grey's Skink Menetia greyii Samphire Skink Morethia adelaidensis Boulenger's Skink Morethia boulengeri Obscure Skink Morethia obscura McCoy's Skink Nannoscincus maccoyi Coventry's Skink Niveoscincus coventryi

24. Prehistoric Pets || Lizards This beautiful female is . Flame Belly Armadillo lizards. Flame Belly Armadillolizards. $150.00, We have a few nice Hardw . Irian Jaya Blue Tongue skink. http://www.prehistoricpets.com/lizards.asp

Home : lizards Pythons Boas Colubrids Geckos ... Order Tracker Last Modified: 6/11/2004 11:37:57 AM Armadillo Lizard Adults Cordylus tropidosternum These are long term, cap Baby Bearded Dragons Pagona viticeps These are beautiful well Baby Blue Tongued Skinks Tiliqua gigas These are beautiful and CB Sub Adult Mali Uromastyx Uromastyx maliensis Awesome little uro. Beau Flame Belly Armadillo Lizards Cordylus mossambicus These guys are awesome! Frilled Dragon Chalamidosaurus kingii Beautiful juvinile which Frilled Dragon Babies Chalamidosaurus kingii We have well started bab Green Anole Anolis carolinensis Hand Picked Baby Iguanas Iguana iguana These are farm raised ba Hardwicki Uromastyx Uromastyx hardwicki We have a few nice Hardw Irian Jaya Blue Tongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides ssp. This blue tongue has the Long tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus Check out the length of Male bearded Dragon Pagona Viticeps These are very hardy pet Ornate Uromastyx Uromastyx ornatus These beautiful uromasty Oscillated Skink Chalcides ocellatus Beautiful small skink Prehensile-Tail Skinks Corucia zebrata These skinks are no long Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta 20 inch juvenile Rhino I Schneider Skink Novoeumeces schneideri Very cool smooth skink Sub-adult Frilled Dragon Chalamidosaurus kingii Beautiful CB Frilled Dra Sudan Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus major sp This is a real nice and Yellow Niger Uromastyx Uromastyx geyri Beautiful adult uros. Th

25. PrehistoricPets.com Photo Gallery Shingleback skink Lizard, Blue Tongue skink Lizard, Western Shingleback skinkLizard. Albino Indonesian Blue tongue skink Lizard, Screaming Yellow! Back. http://www.prehistoricpets.com/gallery/gallery.asp?cat=Lizards

26. Carlia Rubrigularis lizards OF THE WET TROPICS. Northern Redthroated skink, Carlia rubrigularis. DISTRIBUTIONNorth-eastern Queensland, from Cooktown south to Townsville. HABITAT http://www.jcu.edu.au/dept/Zoology/herp/wtlz/rubr.html

LIZARDS OF THE WET TROPICS Northern Red-throated Skink, Carlia rubrigularis DISTRIBUTION: North-eastern Queensland, from Cooktown south to Townsville. HABITAT: Rainforest and wet sclerophyll forests and their margins, especially edge habitats beside tracks, clearings and streams. DESCRIPTION (from Cogger, 1992; Wilson and Knowles, 1988): A smallish dark grey brown skink, adults with a rich red flush to the sides of the neck. The dorsal surface features numerous scattered darker and paler flecks. Sometimes there is a narrow pale dorso-lateral stripe that commences over the eye and extends to the tail in females. This strip is absent or present only anteriorly in adult males. The flanks are darker and are finely speckled with black and pale brown. Sometimes there is a pale mid-lateral stripe present. The head is paler than the body, usually a rich bronze-brown. The ventral surface is whitish. The lower eyelid features a transparent disc, roughly equal in size to the ear opening. SVL = 50mm. BREEDING: Oviparous - mating has been observed in September, though males are in reproductive condition year-round. Females are generally gravid from September to April although they may also be reproductively active year round. One or two eggs are laid, sometimes communally.

27. DPIWE - About Lizards lizards can range in size from 25 mm (Grey s skink) up to 3 metres (Komodo dragon). skinks(Scincidae) are the most successful family of lizards in the world. http://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-55C6LS?open

28. Photographs Of Lizards The Blue Tongue Skink: Reptiles; -terrestrial And Aquatic PHOTOVALET (tm) Enter search term, AnimalsHerpetiles Reptiles; LizardsBlue Tongue skink, Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT. http://www.photovault.com/Link/Animals/Reptiles/Lizards/Species/BlueTongueSkink.

PHOTOVALET (tm) Enter search term Animals-Herpetiles: Reptiles; Lizards Blue Tongue Skink Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT T his page contains samples from our picture files on the Blue Tongue Skink . These photographs are available for licensing in any media. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here . You may contact us thru email or by phone for more information on the use of these images, and any others in our files not shown here. You may also use our search engine PHOTOVALET (tm) to find other images not found on this page. Please do not ask us or email us for free use of these images or for free information! Unfortunately we can not help with specific questions related to the care, feeding, or extermination of these animals. We recommend having a sense of awe, wonder, and reverence, for these fascinating animals in such a way that we respect and honor their existence. Our Lizard images can be linked to as follows: Lizards Volume 1 Lizards Volume 2 Included in the Vault are images of: African Plated Lizard Banded Iguana Basilisk Lizard Bearded Dragon ... Blue Tailed Monitor Blue Tongue Skink Cayman Island Rock Iguana Chameleons Chuckwalla Lizard Cuban Anole ... White Throated Monitor See also: Alligators Snakes Turtles Salamanders Sirens Newts-[Urodela] ... Cactus Click on any of the thumbnail images below to view an enlarged photo . . . . .

29. Images Of Prehensile Tailed Skinks (Corucia Zebrata) Scincidae, Reptile Photogra PHOTOVALET (tm) Enter search term, lizards Prehensile Tailed skink (CoruciaZebrata) Scincidae, Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT. http://www.photovault.com/Link/Animals/Reptiles/Lizards/Species/PrehensileTailed

PHOTOVALET (tm) Enter search term Lizards: Prehensile Tailed Skink (Corucia Zebrata) Scincidae , Images by Wernher Krutein and PHOTOVAULT T his page contains samples from our picture files on the Prehensile Tailed Skink (Corucia Zebrata) Scincidae . These photographs are available for licensing in any media. For Pricing, General Guidelines, and Delivery information click here . You may contact us thru email or by phone for more information on the use of these images, and any others in our files not shown here. You may also use our search engine PHOTOVALET (tm) to find other images not found on this page. Please do not ask us or email us for free use of these images or for free information! Unfortunately we can not help with specific questions related to the care, feeding, or extermination of these animals. We recommend having a sense of awe, wonder, and reverence, for these fascinating animals in such a way that we respect and honor their existence. Our Lizard images can be linked to as follows: Lizards Volume 1 Lizards Volume 2 Included in the Vault are images of: African Plated Lizard Banded Iguana Basilisk Lizard Bearded Dragon ... Panther Chameleon Prehensile Tailed Skink Rhino Iguana San Diego Alligator Lizard Whiptail Lizards White Throated Monitor See also: Alligators Snakes Turtles Salamanders Sirens Newts-[Urodela] ... Cactus Click on any of the thumbnail images below to view an enlarged photo . . . . .

30. Herpetology - Conservation Status Of Endemic New Caledonian Lizards for each of the endemic New Caledonian lizards, attempts to Caledoniscincus aquiloniusNorthern Litter skink; Caledoniscincus atropunctatus Speckled Litter http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/lizards_conservation_intro.htm

@import "/stylesheets/herpetology_advanced.css"; Australian Museum Herpetology Department Jump directly to: page contents site navigation Australian Museum Online home Research Conservation status of endemic New Caledonian lizards Ross A. Sadlier and Aaron M. Bauer The endemic (native to a particular geographic area) lizard fauna of New Caledonia is rich in both number of species and diversity. Almost half of the endemic lizard species have very limited geographical ranges. Of these a number are only known from two or fewer localities. The highly restricted distribution of such a high proportion of the endemic lizards indicates extensive micro- endemism has occurred in the past. As such many of the endemic New Caledonian lizards will require targeted conservation actions and research. The accounts presented for each of the endemic New Caledonian lizards, attempts to identify those species of particular conservation concern, and the perceived threats facing each species. Full paper Full paper as PDF Species accounts Family Gekkonidae - Geckos Bavayia crassicollis Strand Bavayia Bavayia cyclura Forest Bavayia ... Rough-snouted Giant Gecko Family Scincidae - Skinks Caledoniscincus aquilonius Northern Litter Skink Caledoniscincus atropunctatus Speckled Litter Skink ... Southern Whip-tailed Skink This paper is only available in PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat

31. Lizards 02 03 Mar 3%, May 7%; 03- 04 Jan 3%, Mar 3%, Apr 3%. Lizard Tails. Many lizards,including the Green Anole, Brown Anole, Southeastern Five-lined skink. http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/corkscrew/Wildlife/Lizards.html

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary's Common Lizards Green Anole Brown Anole Southeastern Five-lined Skink Indo-Pacific Gecko ... Alligators Green Anole Anolis carolinensis Description: maximum length 8 inches; bright green but can change color to light brown but always evenly hued; whitish chin; females have light stripe down the back and males don't (male top photo, female second photo); three factors influence color and change of color: camouflage, temperature, emotion. When on green vegetation or light background, tend to be green; when on bark or dark background, tend to be brown. When temperatures are around 70 or higher, tend to stay green; when in 60's are lower, tend to be brown. When males display for territory or females, turn bright green; when males fight, the winner turns bright green and the loser turns brown. Both males and females have dewlaps although males' slightly larger; used for breeding and territorial displays; Green Anoles in Southwest Florida have cream-colored dewlaps (third photo) while Green Anoles elsewhere have pinkish dewlaps. Mature males also have ridge or crest down back called a "roach"

32. Shingleback Skink Shingleback skink. URL http//www.honoluluzoo.org/shingleback_skink.htm Cool Companions.Shingleback skink. Bluetongued lizards in New South Wales.URL 2003. http://www.whozoo.org/Intro2003/RyanBenn/RMB_ShinglebackSkink.html

Scientific Name: Tiliqua rugosus Geographical Range: Southern Australia Habitat: Desert grasslands and dunes Diet in the Wild: Omnivorous, including insects, other arthropods, snails, fruits and flowers. Conservation Status: Not protected. Location in the Zoo: Herpetarium Physical Description: It is one of the more larger lizards of this genre. It has a large pyramidal head. The head almost looks like the tail. You can be fooled sometimes by a quick glance on which end is which. This is a feature that will set this lizard all by it self from the many skinks. The trunk is is very long and thick and flattened. It has strong limbs and claws with short toes. It has thick, rough cone shaped plates on the top of his head. On his belly side the plates are smaller and smooth and contain about 20 or 30 rows of scales around the middle of the body.They also have osteoderms which is bony plates within their scales. This is also where they get their name Shingleback because it looks like shingles on a roof. The color also varries that ranges from a white to dark gray to reddish. Special Adaptations: These lizards are very lethargic and slow moving. They will often bask in the sun on roads, and since they are slow they usually get ran over by cars. They are usually active during the heat of the day or midday. They usually eat plant food than animals, but their teeth are large and have strong jaw muscles to break snails' shells and beetles. They use their sight in individual identication, as well as in prey identification. They also have a keen sense of smell. They can use it to identify other species, sex, and sexual receptivity of the females. When they know danger is coming or around they will put itself in an arc and will stick out its blue tounge through the reddish brim of his mouth while hissing. They will rarely bite so this is a way to try and scare off the threat. Althogh it is slow, it can run pretty quickly if there is an emergency.

33. Ribbit Photography - Skinks 004414. thumbnail Striped Forest skink. Sphenomorphus striolatus striolatus. Rinca,Indonesia. 004411. We have many more lizard images available in our library. http://www.ribbitphotography.com/lizards/skinks.html

Anoles Basilisks Collared and Leopard Lizards Geckos ... Ribbit Photography Home Click on thumbnails to view larger images. Northern Red-throated Skink Carlia rubrigularis Lake Barrine, Qld., Australia Northern Red-throated Skink Carlia rubrigularis Mossman Gorge, Qld., Australia Burden's Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus burdeni Komodo, Indonesia Burden's Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus burdeni Komodo, Indonesia Mottled Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus Volcanos NP, HI Wall Skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus virgatus Wynnum, Qld., Australia Wall Skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus virgatus Brisbane Forest Park, Qld., Australia Chief Ctenotus Ctenotus dux Uluru, NT, Australia Chief Ctenotus Ctenotus dux Uluru, NT, Australia Clay-soil Ctenotus Ctenotus helenae Uluru, NT, Australia Blue-speckled Forest Skink Eulamprus murrayi Lamington NP, Qld., Australia Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii Lamington NP, Qld., Australia Bar-sided Skink Eulamprus tenuis Mt. Glorious, Qld., Australia Rainforest Water Skink Eulamprus tigrinus Mossman Gorge, Qld., Australia Rainforest Water Skink Eulamprus tigrinus Souita Falls, Qld., Australia

34. PetPlace.com - Article: Choosing A Blue-Tongued Skink An extraordinarily versatile and diverse family of lizards, skinksmake good, easy to keep pets that can live up to 20 years. They http://petplace.netscape.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=1355

35. Schneider's Skink Care Sheet Size 16 inches. Life span Up to 20 years. General appearance Thelizard is a long tubular skink with sandy coloration. Orange and http://www.reptileforums.com/care_sheets/lizards/schneider_skink.htm

Care Sheet Index Amphibians Snakes Kingsnake Corn Snake Ball Python Milk Snake ... Kenyan Sand Boa Lizards Bearded Dragon Blue Tongue Skink Columbian Tegu Curly Tail Lizard ... Water Dragon Turtles African Spur Thigh Hingeback Malaysian Box Painted Turtle ... Russian Tortoise Schneider's Skink Care Sheet Common Name: Schneider’s Skink, Berber Skink (E. s. algeriensis) Latin name Eumeces schneideri Dotted Skink Native to: Northwest Africa and Western Asia Size: 16 inches Life span: Up to 20 years General appearance: The lizard is a long tubular skink with sandy coloration. Orange and yellow blotches and a solid yellow stripe running along the lizard are also present. The underbelly is a lighter sand color. The legs are short with clawed fingers adapted for digging and moving in sand. Housing requirements: Enclosure: A 20-gallon aquarium is the minimum size recommended for these lizards, though larger is often is recommended. A secure fitting lid should also be provided. There should be a suitable hiding area to make the lizard feel secure.

36. Skink Mating The Solomon Island skink was listed because of the large numbers of lizards beingexported, as the small region to which the skink is native, combined with its http://www.unc.edu/~dtkirkpa/stuff/corucia.html

Observations on Mating Behavior of the Solomon Island Skink David T. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D Note: I have not included the photographs that accompanied this article. I apologize, and hope to put them up at some point. Although I have access to a scanner, my time is at a premium..... Some day, some day! Corucia zebrata , the Solomon Island skink, also called the Prehensile-Tailed skink or the Monkey-tailed skink, has become a very popular choice for a pet lizard. A number of factors contribute to this popularity: they are large animals, they are herbivorous, they are relatively calm and nonaggressive, most animals can be handled, and they exhibit a wide range of appealing behaviors. These lizards were not routinely available until the late 1980's when they began to be imported in large numbers from the Solomon Islands, the only place to which they are endemic. In 1992 Corucia zebrata was listed as a CITES Appendix II animal, which allows limits to be placed on the number of animals in commercial trade between countries. The Solomon Island Skink was listed because of the large numbers of lizards being exported, as the small region to which the skink is native, combined with its low reproductive rate, leave it vulnerable to overcollection. We were given a single Corucia zebrata in the summer of 1992 as a pet shop rescue. The animal was dehydrated and undernourished, but responded well to treatment, gaining weight rapidly once it became acclimated to its new environment. The skink was a large adult, with a number of battle scars, including missing toes, a chunk of muscle removed about two-thirds of the way along the tail, and a patch of scar tissue over the pelvic region. Injuries such as these are often suffered by females during mating. The presumed female lives in a 3' x 3' x 3' enclosure, with a ceiling-mounted hiding area and a number of climbing branches. Two sides of the cage are wooden, the remaining sides are wire mesh. Feeding occurs three or four times a week in the early evening. In general, our care follows the guidelines put forth in a number of recent publications on

37. Tropical Savannas CRC - All Regions, Lizards: Skinks It is a large skink, up to 39 cm in total body length, thickset It eats insects, snails,other lizards and vegetable material and lives in small communities in http://savanna.ntu.edu.au/information/ar/skinks.html

The Centre Research Savanna Information Publications ... Staff Website Regions All Regions Kimberley Darwin-Kakadu VRD-Sturt ... North East Queensland Topics All Topics Fire Weeds Ferals ... Wetlands Skinks Continuing Pages All Regions - Lizards Environmental impacts Goannas Dragons ... Legless lizards From Tropical Topics newsletter, No. 78, June 2003, produced by the Environmental Protection Agency and written and edited by Stella Martin. See links below to read the whole issue. Family Scincidae Common bluetongue lizard Major skink More information Family Scincidae If the bluetongue lizard sticks its tongue out at you and hisses, take heed of the warning. While not venomous, bites are painful. The largest Australian skink is claimed for both the land mullet at 58 cm total length and the common bluetongue at 56 cm total length. The major skink Skinks are the most numerous of lizards with 1300 species in the world and about 300 species in Australia, found in all environments. They tend to be smooth and usually glossy. Most eat insects, some eat other lizards and others eat fruits, flowers, leaves and fungi. Common bluetongue lizard ( Tiliqua scincoides Major skink ( Egernia frerei This skink is found along the east coast of Queensland to the New South Wales border and in Arnhemland, patterns and colouring varying according to location. It is a large skink, up to 39 cm in total body length, thickset and generally glossy brown, and can be seen sunning itself at the edge of open forest or rainforest. It eats insects, snails, other lizards and vegetable material and lives in small communities in complex burrow systems.

38. Great Plains Skink, Eumeces Obsoletus These lizards are much larger than the other two Iowa skink species. Young areblack with white dots on the lips, head and neck. The tail is bluish. http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/reptiles/lizards/great_plains_skink.html

Home Reptiles : Great Plains Skink Great Plains Skink Eumeces obsoletus by Jeff LeClere Kansas specimen Key to Similar Species Status Great plains skinks are listed as endangered species in Iowa due to their restricted range. Description The great plains skink reaches nearly 14 inches total length (Conant and Collins 1991). Scalation appears same as in the other skinks; smooth, but the lateral scales are arranged in uneven, oblique rows. The other two skinks have uniform lateral scale rows. Great plains skinks also look different than the other two skink species. Adults are brown or black with a gold or light colored dot on each scale. This coloration often takes over to produce a gold or tan lizard with black dots. The dark dots are sometimes arranged in such a way as to give the appearance of dark stripes, but these are not clean cut. These lizards are much larger than the other two Iowa skink species. Young are black with white dots on the lips, head and neck. The tail is bluish. Some specimens may have bright blue tails, but it may be difficult to see in others. They are about 2 1/2 inches at hatching. Subspecies There are no recognized subspecies of the great plains skink, Eumeces obsoletus.

39. Northern Prairie Skink, Eumeces Septentrionalis All of Iowa s lizards are quick and rely on speed to escape when they are out andabout. Skinks look like small snakes slithering through the brush as they http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/reptiles/lizards/n.prairie_skink.html

Home Reptiles : Northern Prairie Skink Northern Prairie Skink Eumeces septentrionalis by Jeff LeClere Butler Co., IA Mills Co., IA Butler Co., IA Butler Co., IA Key to Similar Species Status No status assigned in Iowa Description The prairie skink reaches lengths of 5 1/4 to 8 3/4 inches, total length (Conant and Collins 1991). The body scales are smooth and uniform giving the lizard a shiny appearance. Adults are tan or brown on the back, becoming darker on the sides. There are two very thin white stripes on the sides. The back may be unmarked except for two very thin, interrupted black stripes or two large black stripes that are as wide as the spaces between them. The head is unmarked. The males develop a bright orange coloration on the labial scales during the breeding season. Young have bright blue tails that fade as they become adults. Prairie skinks differ from the similar five-lined skink in that the light bands are as wide as the black bands on the sides. Five-lineds have very thin light bands on a dark ground color. Subspecies The subspecies of prairie skink in Iowa is the northern prairie skink, Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis.

40. Lizards GSSM skink and Lizard Photographs. by William C. Alexander. Broadheadskink. Fence Lizard, Green Anole. Ground skink, Slender Glass Lizard, http://www.gssm.k12.sc.us/Biology/Dr. Bill's Photos/Reptiles/LIZARDS.HTM

GSSM Skink and Lizard Photographs by William C. Alexander To see the enlarged photograph, click on the thumbnail as a link. Broadhead Skink Fence Lizard Green Anole Ground Skink ... Wildlife Photography Home

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