Mr. Drew introduced us to a pair of skinks and explained how they use their features to ward off predators. He brought a few other animals, too.

Skinks, and many other reptiles, have the added problem that most live in remote deserts ... David says this is a problem because at the federal and state level, “any animal not listed as ‘threatened’ ...

Intrigued, they took a closer look at the animals and quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Scincella fansipanensis, or the Fansipan ground skink. A Scincella fansipanensis ...

In addition to threats from climate change and irresponsible development, the skink is also at risk of vehicle strikes, exposure to pollution and pesticides, overcollection, and predation by feral ...

Animals on his Katikati south property include (reptiles) cunningham skinks, water dragons, bearded dragons, blue tongue skinks and leopard geckos. Then there are tortoises — red eared ...

12, 2024.The skinks are found on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and face extinction ... And since Epstein’s death, the fate of the island and the endangered animals who live there is ...