




Ablepharus kitaibelii
The European Copper Skink is a small, shiny lizard that loves to hide under rocks and leaves. It has a beautiful coppery color that helps it blend in with its surroundings.
Hábitat: Grasslands
The European Copper Skink is a small, sleek lizard with a distinctive shiny, bronze or coppery-brown body. It often has a subtle dark stripe along its flanks, and its smooth, polished scales give it a glass-like appearance, making it visually distinct from rougher-scaled lizards or snakes.





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Instead of running, it often wriggles like a snake to move quickly through grass!
It's so small, some adults are no bigger than your finger!
This skink never blinks! It has clear, fused eyelids, like built-in goggles!
When sunbathing, its coppery scales can shimmer, perhaps confusing a predator!
European Copper Skink can detach its tail when caught by a predator, because it can regrow a new one, helping them escape danger.
European Copper Skink has a transparent fused eyelid that allows them to see even when their eyes are closed, which helps them stay alert.
European Copper Skink has very smooth, polished scales that help them easily slide through dense vegetation or burrow into loose soil.
European Copper Skink has tiny, almost vestigial limbs, which helps them slither through tight spaces with snake-like fluidity.
A tiny hunter, it munches on small insects and other invertebrates found hiding in the leaves.
Formica rufa
A common tiny snack for the skink.
Vipera ammodytes
A venomous snake that preys on small lizards.
Falco tinnunculus
A swift bird of prey hunting small reptiles.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.
Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.
Los hábitats de pastizales son biomas terrestres dominados por pastos y plantas herbáceas, que sustentan a una variedad de animales de pastoreo.
Los organismos regenerativos poseen la capacidad de volver a desarrollar partes del cuerpo, tejidos u órganos perdidos o dañados.
Este rasgo identifica a los organismos que exhiben una rapidez excepcional en sus movimientos para cazar, escapar o desplazarse.
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If you see a skink, watch it from a distance and don't try to catch it.
10-16 cm
0.002-0.006 kg
3-7 años
8 km/h
A tiny hunter, it munches on small insects and other invertebrates found hiding in the leaves.
Grasslands
Foraging
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