skink

- 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.