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European Copper Skink

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

Aspecto

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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European Copper Skink
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European Copper Skink

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Regenerative Tail Escape

European Copper Skink can detach its tail when caught by a predator, because it can regrow a new one, helping them escape danger.

Habilidad

See-Through Eyes

European Copper Skink has a transparent fused eyelid that allows them to see even when their eyes are closed, which helps them stay alert.

Habilidad

Slippery Scale Slide

European Copper Skink has very smooth, polished scales that help them easily slide through dense vegetation or burrow into loose soil.

Habilidad

Legless Lookalike

European Copper Skink has tiny, almost vestigial limbs, which helps them slither through tight spaces with snake-like fluidity.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
10-16 cm
Peso
0.002-0.006 kg
Esperanza de vida
3-7 años
Top Speed
8 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
2-6
Incubación
28-42 días

Dieta y alimentación

A tiny hunter, it munches on small insects and other invertebrates found hiding in the leaves.

Alimentos principales

  • ants
  • small beetles
  • spiders
  • crickets
  • larvae

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

A common tiny snack for the skink.

eaten by

Nosed Viper

Vipera ammodytes

A venomous snake that preys on small lizards.

eaten by

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

A swift bird of prey hunting small reptiles.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de European Copper Skink?

10-16 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de European Copper Skink?

0.002-0.006 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de European Copper Skink?

3-7 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de European Copper Skink?

8 km/h

¿Qué come European Copper Skink?

A tiny hunter, it munches on small insects and other invertebrates found hiding in the leaves.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente European Copper Skink?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza European Copper Skink?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la puesta de European Copper Skink?

2-6

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