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Skinks, members of the family Scincidae, are relatively small insectivorous lizards. They're known for digging and burrowing; many create tunnels for safe havens from heat and predators. Some of the 1,500 species of skinks are kept as exotic pets.

Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae are one of the most diverse families of lizards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink
Skinks (Scincidae) - Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Skinks (Scincidae) - Skinks(Scincidae) Class ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder : Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3406700457/skinks-scincidae.html
ADW: Tiliqua scincoides (Blue-tongued Skink)

Basic information about blue-tongued skink including habitat, appearance, behavior and diet
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tiliqua_scincoides/
BioKIDS - Plestiodon fasciatus, Five-lined Skink

Adult Five-lined Skinks are from 12.7 to 21.6 cm in length. They are characterized by five yellow to cream colored stripes of equal width running from the snout to tail.
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Plestiodon_fasciatus/
Florida Sand Skink - Neoseps reynoldsi - ARKive

Learn more about the Florida sand skink - with amazing Florida sand skink photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/florida-sand-skink/neoseps-reynoldsi/
Skink - Lizard - Britannica

SkinkÂ (familyÂ Scincidae),Â any of about 1,275 species of lizards, mostly secretive ground dwellers or burrowers, that are represented throughout most of the world but are especially diverse in Southeast Asia and its associated islands, the deserts of Australia, and the temperate regions of North America.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/skink
Eastern Blue-tongue Skink - Australian Museum

Australian Museum, Sydney - Explore our events, exhibitions, collections including the eastern blue-tongue skink
http://australianmuseum.net.au/eastern-blue-tongue-lizard
Skink Stock Photo Images - Fotosearch

Download 440 Skink images and stock photos. Fotosearch - The World's Stock Photography - One Web Site TM
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/skink.html
Species Profile: Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Information on the southeastern five-lined skink including appearance, habitat, behavior and diet
http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/eumine.htm
Blue-Tongued Skink - Woodland Park Zoo Seattle WA

Information about the blue-tongued skink from the woodland park zoo
https://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=1932
Florida Sand Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Florida sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) is a lizard in the family Scincidae, the skinks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_sand_skink
Blue-tongued Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tongued_skink

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Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae are one of the most diverse families of lizards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink
Skinks (Scincidae) - Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Skinks (Scincidae) - Skinks(Scincidae) Class ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder : Encyclopedia.com
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3406700457/skinks-scincidae.html
ADW: Tiliqua scincoides (Blue-tongued Skink)

Basic information about blue-tongued skink including habitat, appearance, behavior and diet
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tiliqua_scincoides/
BioKIDS - Plestiodon fasciatus, Five-lined Skink

Adult Five-lined Skinks are from 12.7 to 21.6 cm in length. They are characterized by five yellow to cream colored stripes of equal width running from the snout to tail.
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Plestiodon_fasciatus/
Florida Sand Skink - Neoseps reynoldsi - ARKive

Learn more about the Florida sand skink - with amazing Florida sand skink photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/florida-sand-skink/neoseps-reynoldsi/
Skink - Lizard - Britannica

SkinkÂ (familyÂ Scincidae),Â any of about 1,275 species of lizards, mostly secretive ground dwellers or burrowers, that are represented throughout most of the world but are especially diverse in Southeast Asia and its associated islands, the deserts of Australia, and the temperate regions of North America.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/skink
Eastern Blue-tongue Skink - Australian Museum

Australian Museum, Sydney - Explore our events, exhibitions, collections including the eastern blue-tongue skink
http://australianmuseum.net.au/eastern-blue-tongue-lizard
Skink Stock Photo Images - Fotosearch

Download 440 Skink images and stock photos. Fotosearch - The World's Stock Photography - One Web Site TM
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/skink.html
Species Profile: Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Information on the southeastern five-lined skink including appearance, habitat, behavior and diet
http://srelherp.uga.edu/lizards/eumine.htm
Blue-Tongued Skink - Woodland Park Zoo Seattle WA

Information about the blue-tongued skink from the woodland park zoo
https://www.zoo.org/page.aspx?pid=1932
Florida Sand Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Florida sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) is a lizard in the family Scincidae, the skinks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_sand_skink
Blue-tongued Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blue-tongued skinks comprise the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which contains some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-tongued_skink

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Skinks, members of the family Scincidae, are relatively small insectivorous lizards. They're known for digging and burrowing; many create tunnels for safe havens from heat and predators. Some of the 1,500 species of skinks are kept as exotic pets.

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