Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different...
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Cullen skink is a thick Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions. An authentic Cullen skink will use finnan haddie, but it may be prepared...
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Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly...
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Cryptoblepharus egeriae (redirect from Christmas Island blue-tailed shinning-skink)
the blue-tailed shinning-skink, the Christmas Island blue-tailed shinning-skink, and the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink, is a species of lizard in...
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The prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis) is a species of skink endemic to the prairies east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is one of...
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Plestiodon fasciatus (redirect from 5 Lined Skink)
The (American) five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to North America. It is...
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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...
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Variable skink may denote either of two different skinks: Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus, the southern subspecies of the many-lined skink from North...
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The Bermuda skink, longnose skink, or (Bermuda) rock lizard (Plestiodon longirostris) is a critically endangered species and the only endemic land-living...
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The fire skink (Mochlus fernandi or Riopa fernandi), also known commonly as Fernand's skink, the Togo fire skink, and the true fire skink, is a fairly...
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skink may refer to: Cryptoblepharus egeriae, a lizard native to Australia's Christmas Island Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink,...
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Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata), also known as prehensile-tailed skink, monkey-tailed skink, giant skink, zebra skink, and monkey skink, is an arboreal...
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The skinks are a family of lizards. Skink may also refer to: Skink anti-aircraft tank, a Canadian World War II armoured vehicle developed but not put into...
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The terror skink (Phoboscincus bocourti), also called commonly Bocourt's terrific skink, Bocourt's eyelid skink and Bocourt's skink, is a species of lizard...
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Mountain skink may refer to: Chalcides montanus from Morocco Liopholis montana from continental Australia Plestiodon callicephalus from Arizona, New Mexico...
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Skink - No Surrender is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen, published on September 23, 2014. It is described as Hiaasen's first young adult novel. He...
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Plestiodon egregius (redirect from Bluetail mole skink)
Plestiodon egregius, the mole skink, is a species of small lizard endemic to the Southeastern United States. The species is subdivided into five subspecies...
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The grand skink (Oligosoma grande) is an endangered species of large skink endemic to the central Otago region of New Zealand. Grand skinks are relatively...
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The common garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Additional...
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The Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) is a rare, endangered species of large skink in the family Scincidae, found in the rocky canyons and grassy patches...
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King's skink (Egernia kingii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. The specific name, kingii,...
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Plestiodon tetragrammus (redirect from Short-lined skink)
four-lined skink (Plestiodon tetragrammus) is a species of lizard, which is endemic to North America. It is a medium-sized member of the Plestiodon skinks. At...
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Plestiodon laticeps (redirect from Broad-headed skink)
broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. The broadhead skink occurs in...
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Plestiodon gilberti (redirect from Gilbert skink)
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...
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The scree skink (Oligosoma waimatense) is a species of skink native to several sites throughout the South Island of New Zealand. A member of the family...
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The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. The number of skink species endemic...
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The Mauritian giant skink (Leiolopisma mauritiana) is a large, extinct species of skink It was found only in Mauritius. It became extinct sometime in...
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Cyclodina alani), also known as the robust skink is the largest endemic skink to New Zealand. The robust skink is in the family Scincidae and found in the...
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Riopa punctata (redirect from Common dotted garden skink)
as the common dotted garden skink, common snake skink, punctate supple skink, or spotted supple skink is a species of skink found in Bangladesh, India...
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Scincella lateralis (redirect from Little Brown Skink)
a small species of skink found throughout much of the eastern half of the United States, and into northern Mexico. The ground skink differs from the majority...
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