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Other common names for P. fasciatus include blue-tailed skink (for juveniles) and red-headed skink (for adults). It is technically appropriate to call it the American five-lined skink to distinguish it from the African skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (otherwise known as five-lined mabuya) or the eastern red-headed skink to distinguish it from its western relative Plestiodon skiltonianus ...
Zebra-tailed lizard Petrosaurus mearnsi: Banded rock lizard Phrynosoma blainvilli: Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma douglasii: Pygmy short-horned lizard Phrynosoma mcallii: Flat-tail horned lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos: Desert horned lizard Sceloporus becki: Island fence lizard Sceloporus graciosus: Common sagebrush lizard Sceloporus magister
Plestiodon gilberti, commonly known as Gilbert's skink, is a species of heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, and grows to about 7 to 12 cm (3 to 4.5 in) in total length (including tail).
Red-eyed crocodile skinks are carnivorous with a particular taste for insects. The standard diet of red eye skinks consists of grubs, crickets, and most worms such as earth, wax, and meal. Animals in captivity are typically fed vitamin D3 to help maintain their scales and health, however overconsumption can lead to lethargy and illness.
Occurs in southern California and Baja California, Mexico. Great Basin skink, P.s. utahensis (W. Tanner, 1957) Occurs in Utah. Skilton's skink, P.s. skiltonianus Baird & Girard, 1852; The most common is Skilton's skink, which occurs throughout the western United States west of the Rocky Mountains and in southern British Columbia, Canada.
Panaspis wahlbergii, also known commonly as the Angolan snake-eyed skink, the savannah lidless skink, and Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, it likely represents more than one species. [1] [2]
Juvenile lizards also have a distinctive red-orange tinge on the ventral side of the tail, which is a distinguishing feature of the genus Morethia. Boulenger's skink can grow to a total length (including tail) of 10 cm (3.9 in); however, on average it reaches only 8 cm (3.1 in) nose to tail tip, or 4.5–5 cm (1.8–2.0 in) snout-to-vent . [ 6 ]
red-eyed crocodile skink, red-eyed bush crocodile skink: Tribolonotus gracilis de Rooij, 1909: New Guinea white-eyed crocodile skink: Tribolonotus novaeguineae (Schlegel, 1834) Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea Tribolonotus parkeri Rittmeyer & Austin, 2017: Buka Island Giant spiny skink, Poncelet's helmet skink: Tribolonotus ponceleti Kinghorn ...