She recognized that it was a skink (not a snake) and captured it in a small bucket. This is a tiny skink that grows to only about 5 inches long as an adult. Varying from the five-lined skink which ...

A new species of rock skink has been discovered in central Australia by Monash University researchers. Characterized by its orange, pointed snout, the Central Ranges rock skink, or Liopholis ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity to reconsider protections for the Cedar Key mole skink, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed ...