In 2010, just 66 Christmas Island blue-tailed skinks were saved; 15 years later, 545 were released on a new island

In 2010, the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink was close to disappearing from the wild. Introduced predators had swept ...
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Baby blue tongue skink arrival creates a memorable reptile breeding moment

A blue tongue skink creates an exciting reptile moment as a newborn appears during a breeding update. The keeper shares the unusual event while showing the species and explaining that the baby came ...
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Houston Zoo Hatches Venomous Vipers and a First-Ever Spiny Skink Birth

The Houston Zoo has welcomed five eyelash vipers, its first Hosmer's spiny-tailed skink birth, and returning star tortoises, ...
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These skinks get swollen heads, climb trees and sometimes shed their tails

Skinks are lizards — lesser-known relatives of the familiar green anoles so common here in the Lowcountry. As a group, skinks (family Scincidae) are among the most widespread of all lizards, found on ...

New Zealand built a 676-square-metre pest-proof sanctuary for rare skinks; four were released in 2026 to rebuild a mainland population

New Zealand has created a 676-square-metre pest-proof sanctuary in Napier for the northern spotted skink, a rare native ...