Florida Keys mole skink. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Eight species of skink — a Caribbean lizard that is quickly disappearing — will be finally evaluated for protection under ...

PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. — Two blue-tongued skinks, Bluey and Tili, are the newest animal ambassadors at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, and the community voted on their names. Over 1 ...

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 ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In response to a 2014 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that seven species of Caribbean skinks may qualify for ...

If you are hiking along the rocky ridges of Allamuchy State Park, Jenny Jump State Forest or in the Kittatinny Mountains, keep your eyes open for Warren County’s only lizard species, the five-line ...

A suite of lizards called skinks has just crawled into the science books, with researchers discovering 24 new species of the reptiles from the Caribbean islands. Many of the skink species were ...

You might not think they're common in the Midwest, but five species of lizard are found in Ohio.There are about 90 species of lizards in America. Most species are native to the southwest. According to ...

For some animals, climate change doesn’t just mess up their habitat — it hits their sex lives, too For some animals, climate change doesn’t just mess up their habitat — it hits their sex lives, too ...

For most of the animal kingdom, babies are born in one of two ways: their parent either lays eggs or gives birth to live offspring. Recently, a three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) pulled off an ...

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