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Western Skink

Plestiodon skiltonianus

The Western Skink is a shiny, blue-tailed lizard that loves to bask in the sun! They are quick and can often be seen darting through grass and rocks.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Western Skink has a sleek, shiny body with a pointed snout. Adults are brown or gray with two light stripes down their back, while juveniles often boast a striking bright blue tail. These features help distinguish them from other lizards.

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Western Skink
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Western Skink

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A mother skink wraps her body around her eggs to keep them safe!

Baby skinks have super shiny blue tails that alert predators to stay away!

Skinks can shed their entire skin in one big piece, like a stretchy sock!

They use their tongues to 'taste' the air and understand their surroundings!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Egg Guarding

Western Skink has attentive parenting because the mother guards her eggs to protect them from predators until they hatch.

Fähigkeit

Striped Camouflage

Western Skink has excellent camouflage with stripes because it helps them blend into rocky and grassy environments to hide from danger.

Maße und Details

Länge
13-22 cm
Gewicht
0.002-0.01 kg
Lebenserwartung
6-10 Jahre
Top Speed
12 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-10
Brutzeit
28-56 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These little lizards hunt and eat all sorts of small bugs and spiders.

Hauptnahrung

  • Crickets
  • Grasshoppers
  • Beetles
  • Spiders
  • Moths
  • Caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Gopher Snake

Pituophis catenifer

A common predator in its habitat.

eaten by

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

This small falcon hunts skinks.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A snake that preys on lizards.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

Often preys on crickets.

hunts

Gray Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca nitens

Actively hunts grasshoppers.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

If you see a skink, watch it from a distance and don't try to catch it.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Western Skink?

13-22 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Western Skink?

0.002-0.01 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Western Skink?

6-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Western Skink?

12 km/h

Was frisst Western Skink?

These little lizards hunt and eat all sorts of small bugs and spiders.

Wo findet man Western Skink normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Western Skink?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Western Skink?

2-10

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