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Skinks are very specific in their habitat as some can depend on vegetation while others may depend on land and the soil. [18] As a family, skinks are cosmopolitan; species occur in a variety of habitats worldwide, apart from boreal and polar regions. Various species occur in ecosystems ranging from deserts and mountains to grasslands.
The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about 4 to 8.25 ...
The Canterbury spotted skink Oligosoma lineoocellatum [3] is one of a species complex of several related spotted skink species in New Zealand. [2]The four species within this complex are the Canterbury spotted skink O. lineoocellatum sensu stricto, the Mackenzie skink Oligosoma prasinum, [2] the Marlborough spotted skink Oligosoma elium, [2] and the Northern spotted skink Oligosoma kokowai.
Tiliqua rugosa, most commonly known as the shingleback skink, stumptail skink or bobtail lizard, is a short-tailed, slow-moving species of blue-tongued skink (genus Tiliqua) endemic to Australia. It is commonly known as the shingleback or sleepy lizard .
The common garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia . Additional common names for L. guichenoti include grass skink , Guichenot's grass skink , pale-flecked garden sunskink , and penny lizard .
The prairie skink is a small lizard, reaching a total length (body + tail) of about 13 to 22 cm (5 to nearly 9 inches). Adult prairie skinks are brown or tan on the back and darker on the sides and have several thin lighter stripes along the sides and the back. Juveniles have bright blue tails, the color of which fades when they mature.
Like many skinks, King's skink is viviparous, and after a gestation period of 20–22 weeks, [5] gives birth to litters of 2–8 young that have a typical mass of 7 grams (0.25 oz). Juvenile mortality is high and growth to adult size is slow, so mature King's skinks can be quite long lived. King's skink near Albany, Western Australia
Lampropholis delicata, the delicate skink, [2] dark-flecked garden sun skink, [3] garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink or plague skink, [4] [5] or the metallic skink [6] is native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand and Hawaii where it is commonly found in gardens. [7]