- But buy the skink, I'll throw in the skunk. | |
- Whatshisname, the skink. | |
A lizard called the great desert skink had been missing for decades. | |
A scaly coat must be very hot, so reptiles, like this skink, have to seek shade during the hottest part of the day. | |
As in New Guinea, there are no monkeys on these islands, so this skink simply filled the gap in the market and branched out. | |
- But buy the skink, I'll throw in the skunk. | |
- Whatshisname, the skink. | |
A lizard called the great desert skink had been missing for decades. | |
A scaly coat must be very hot, so reptiles, like this skink, have to seek shade during the hottest part of the day. | |
As in New Guinea, there are no monkeys on these islands, so this skink simply filled the gap in the market and branched out. | |
Among the successful colonists were skinks - lizards that are usually small with short legs. | |
It even forms social bonds with other monkey-tailed skinks, a rare characteristic among reptiles of any description. | |
Most skinks spend their lives on the ground, but not this monster. | |
So the skinks had always been here after all, and the local people knew their behaviour well. | |
This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail and unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects, this gentle giant is entirely vegetarian. | |
Among the successful colonists were skinks - lizards that are usually small with short legs. | |
It even forms social bonds with other monkey-tailed skinks, a rare characteristic among reptiles of any description. | |
Most skinks spend their lives on the ground, but not this monster. | |
So the skinks had always been here after all, and the local people knew their behaviour well. | |
This is the only skink to possess a prehensile tail and unlike nearly all other skinks which dine on insects, this gentle giant is entirely vegetarian. | |