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The delicate skink, aka dark-flecked garden sun skink, garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink, plague skink, or metallic skink, while native to Australia, are invasive in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Hawaii. These lizards face the threats of feral and domestic cats, that can sometimes wipe out entire […]

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The great desert skink, aka Kintore’s egernia or tjakura, hails from the western half of Australia. They create burrows and are social as well. These lizards face the threats of predation by invasive feral cats and red foxes; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires and fire suppression; […]

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The five-lined skink, aka blue-tailed skink or red-headed skink, is among the most common lizards in the eastern United States, and is also a native of Canada. Sans some habitat loss, hunting, and trapping, these lizards don’t face many other threats. Their populations are stable across their range. The IUCN […]

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The red-eyed crocodile skink can be found in New Guinea and Papua New Guinea. They prefer humid, tropical forests. While thy are still collected for the exotic pet trade, the only other threat is the potential for habitat loss and destruction. Currently, these lizards are listed as Least Concern by […]

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The blue-tongue skink is the largest member of the skink family. They are known for their think bodies stubby little T-Rex arms/legs, and mostly their long bright blue tongues. These lizards spend the majority of their day basking or looking for food. They also have one heck of a bite! […]

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