Around 10 years ago an entire species of a little lizard vanished from Christmas Island. The blue-tailed skink is only a few centimetres long and as you can see, has a bright blue streak down its back ...

A tiny rainbow-hued lizard which all but disappeared from the wild 10 years ago has been given the run of a brand new home — its very own tropical island off the WA coast. The skink was last spotted ...

Have you ever stepped outside your house and seen a lizard with a blue tail scurry across your porch? Chances are it was a five-lined skink, a reptile that spends a lot of its time around houses and ...

Emoia impar was last documented in 1963 along Kauai’s Napali coastline, Fisher said, before noting only three specimen were actually found there after 1940. That, he said, could indicate the skink for ...

A homeowner on Reddit said they were digging in their garden when they came across an unknown, scaly creature buried in the soil. The post appeared in January 2022, in the middle of winter in the U.S.

The copper striped blue-tailed skink (Emoia impar) has become extinct from the Hawaiian islands, the U.S. Geological Survey said today. The skink, a sleek lizard with smooth, polished scales and a ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. According to the Bishop Museum website, Hawaii is the ...

A successful captive breeding program has revived the lister gecko and the blue-tailed skink species. THE LISTER GECKO (Lepidodactylus listeri) and the blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) have ...

Broadhead skink males with their fiery red heads are out and about looking for sunshine and love, now that the rainy weather has gone and spring is back. And the females are out to lounge around in ...

Five-lined skinks are native to Frederick County. Often seen darting to a hiding place when disturbed, the American five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) likes to sun itself. Adults are about 6 to 9 ...