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		<title>The Delicate Skink</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-delicate-skink/" title="The Delicate Skink" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="delicate skink" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ds1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>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 [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Great Desert Skink</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-great-desert-skink-2/" title="The Great Desert Skink" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gds1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="great desert skink" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gds1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gds1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/gds1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The great desert skink, aka Kintore&#x2019;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 <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predation&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predation/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">predation</a> by invasive feral cats and red foxes; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of fires and fire suppression; [&#x2026;]</p>
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