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Great Plains Skink

Plestiodon obsoletus

The Great Plains Skink is a shiny lizard with smooth scales and a long body. They love to bask in the sun and can be found hiding under rocks or logs in the grasslands.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Great Plains Skink is a medium-sized lizard with a sleek, glossy body. Adults are typically gray or tan with dark spots forming faint lines along their sides. Juveniles boast a striking dark body with light stripes and a brilliant blue tail, which fades with age.

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Great Plains Skink
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Great Plains Skink

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby skinks sport dazzling blue tails that fade as they grow up!

Mother skinks guard their eggs fiercely, even turning them to keep them healthy!

Their super smooth, shiny scales make them look like living jewels!

They dig their own underground burrows, cozy homes safe from danger!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Tail Breakaway

Great Plains Skink can shed its tail if caught, because the wriggling tail distracts predators while they escape.

Fähigkeit

Egg Nurturing

Great Plains Skink has strong maternal instincts that help them protect and care for their developing eggs.

Fähigkeit

Expert Digger

Great Plains Skink can dig intricate burrows because of its strong claws, which helps them create safe havens.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-35 cm
Gewicht
0.01-0.03 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
7 km/h
Gelegegröße
6-20
Brutzeit
30-52 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These skinks are insect-eating champions, munching on bugs and tiny critters!

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • grasshoppers
  • beetles
  • spiders
  • small lizards
  • snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

A common predator in its range.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Hunts small reptiles in open habitats.

eats

Striped Sand Grasshopper

Schistocerca lineata

A common insect prey found in its habitat.

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Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch where you step in nature, and don't touch wild animals without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Great Plains Skink?

13-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Great Plains Skink?

0.01-0.03 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Great Plains Skink?

6-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Great Plains Skink?

7 km/h

Was frisst Great Plains Skink?

These skinks are insect-eating champions, munching on bugs and tiny critters!

Wo findet man Great Plains Skink normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Great Plains Skink?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Great Plains Skink?

6-20

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