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Broad-headed Skink

Plestiodon laticeps

The Broad-headed Skink is a colorful lizard with a big head and shiny scales. It loves to bask in the sun and can be found climbing trees or hiding under rocks.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Broad-headed Skink has a robust body and a distinctly wide, triangular head, especially in males. Males display a vibrant orange or reddish head during breeding season, contrasting with olive-brown bodies. Juveniles are striking with five light stripes down their black bodies and a bright blue tail.

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Broad-headed Skink
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Broad-headed Skink

Kategorie

Reptilien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Mothers guard their eggs until they hatch, which is rare!

Their unique wide head gives them their common name!

They use their fork-shaped tongue to "smell" the world.

Young skinks have five golden stripes and a flashy blue tail!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Drop Defense

Broad-headed Skink can drop its tail to confuse predators, giving it a quick chance to escape!

Fähigkeit

Expert Climber

Broad-headed Skink has strong claws that help them scale trees and rocks with great speed.

Fähigkeit

Color Flash

Broad-headed Skink males display a bright orange-red head during mating to attract partners.

Fähigkeit

Egg Guardian

Broad-headed Skink mothers fiercely protect their eggs from danger until they hatch.

Maße und Details

Länge
15-30 cm
Gewicht
0.005-0.05 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
18 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-20
Brutzeit
30-50 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These speedy hunters love to eat insects and spiders they find in trees!

Hauptnahrung

  • Crickets
  • Grasshoppers
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Snakes hunt skinks for a meal.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hawks can spot them from above.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

Skinks actively chase and eat these insects.

hunts

Cross Orbweaver

Aranaeus diadematus

Skinks feed on various spiders.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance and don't try to catch lizards; they are best left in nature.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Broad-headed Skink?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Broad-headed Skink?

0.005-0.05 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Broad-headed Skink?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Broad-headed Skink?

18 km/h

Was frisst Broad-headed Skink?

These speedy hunters love to eat insects and spiders they find in trees!

Wo findet man Broad-headed Skink normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Broad-headed Skink?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Broad-headed Skink?

8-20

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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