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	Skink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skinks are the most diverse group of lizards.
		Most skinks are medium sized with a maximum length from the snout to the vent of some 12 cm, although there are a few that grow to larger sizes, such as the Corucia, which can reach 35 cm from snout to vent.
		Skinks are generally carnivorous; many feed on smaller invertebrates.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skink (273 words)

	skink - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about skink
		Skinks live mainly in the ground or in burrows.
		Skinks include the three-toed skink Chalcides chalcides of southern Europe and northwest Africa, up to 40 cm/16 in long, of which half is tail, and the stump-tailed skink Tiliqua rugosa of Australia, which stores fat in its triangular tail, looks the same at either end, and feeds on fruit as well as small animals.
		A new skink genus was identified in the rainforest of the Philippine Islands and described in 1997.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /skink (210 words)

	Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The five-lined skink, although not listed as a protected species, is a species of special concern in Iowa due to a restricted known range.
		Five-lined skinks are found in small, isolated populations in northeastern Iowa and range south into east central Iowa (Christiansen and Bailey, 1988).
		Five-lined skinks are from wooded areas with granite or limestone rock outcroppings on the slopes of the blufflands near the Mississippi River.
	herpnet.net /Iowa-Herpetology/reptiles/lizards/five_lined_skink.html (594 words)

	Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus
		Five-lined skinks are often found in small colonies around rock outcroppings in the open areas on bluffs.
		The skinks look like small snakes slithering through the brush as they move their bodies in a very serpentine way when they run.
		Skinks may also break their tails off by themselves by pushing it against a solid structure.
	www.herpnet.net /Minnesota-Herpetology/lizards/Five_lined_skink.html (536 words)

	A Toast To Skink, A Short Story - Page 1
		Skink was one of those few people who could count on a warm night in the police station, his consignment any empty cell, a bare mattress, a bare pillow, at the back end of the station.
		Skink, the man, was long and lanky, over six feet even at a glance, and not many spare parts to him at first note; gaunt much of the time if you want a better word, that Lincoln-esque quality I came to associate with old Abe and Raymond Massey and whoever else played the part.
		Skink’s foot slipped repeatedly off the rubberless brake pedal, panic becoming the log forever lodged in his chest, the incurable mill dam at origin, his foot from that second forevermore reaching for the elusive and slippery pedal.
	www.3ammagazine.com /features/may2001_tom_sheehan/skink.html (5159 words)

	Leura Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The head of the skink is brown to bronze with fl flecks and short streaks on the head between the ear and the front leg.
		The ability for the skink to recolonise after such events may be low due to the discontinuity of the habitat and the apparent limited scope for dispersal.
		Access to and around the skink habitat also threatens the population due to misuse of the area as well as arson, sedimentation, introduction of weeds and the dumping of rubbish.
	www.hotkey.net.au /~wilderness1/leura_skink.htm (1095 words)

	Coal Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus) is a North-American lizard that grows to 13 to 18 cm (5 - 7 in) in length with a maximum snout vent length of 7 cm (2.75 in).
		It is four-lined skink whose light stripes extend onto the The broad dark lateral stripe is 4 4.5 scales wide and there are no lines on top of the head.
		The Northern Coal Skink (blue in the occurs in western New York and central Pennsylvania and in isolated colonies in the Appalachians.
	www.freeglossary.com /Coal_Skink (387 words)

	SFFO - Sand Skink Recovery Plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The sand skink is a small, fossorial lizard that occurs on the sandy ridges of interior central Florida from Marion County south to Highlands County.
		The sand skink is endemic to the sandy ridges of central Florida, occurring in Highlands, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Putnam counties (Figure 1) (Christman 1988).
		Diel patterns of activity suggest sand skinks are active during the day, and probably feed primarily during the morning and late afternoon when their preferred body temperatures are achieved (Sutton 1996).
	www.fws.gov /verobeach/species/herps/Skinks/sask/sask-body.htm (1530 words)

	Shingleback Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One feature common to nearly all skinks is their ability to break off and subsequently replace all or part of their tail.
		The Shingleback skink is found in southern and western Australia, in desert grassland areas or sandy dunes.
		Skinks are shy and secretive and seldom stray far from their shelter.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /shingleback_skink.htm (464 words)

	Floridian: Skink and Bob: Florida's guardian alter egos
		Skink's everyday wardrobe includes a shower cap on his bald pate, a necklace constructed with human teeth and a kilt held together with safety pins; some people wonder if the always formal Graham wears a blue suit, with a matching Florida-motif tie, of course, even to bed.
		Skink is as lean as a panther, lost an eye in a fight and clamps the twin tendrils of his crazed beard in place with vulture beaks.
		Skink lives on the edge of lunacy among crocodiles and mosquitoes; Graham is famous for writing the minutiae of his day into color-coded notebooks.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/05/08/Floridian/Skink_and_Bob__Florid.shtml (2685 words)

	Skinks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Skinks are generally alert and active diurnal lizards but tend to be secretive, spending much time foraging under leaf litter.
		Most skinks are small, usually not exceeding 200 mm (8 in) in total length, but a few species are larger, and the Solomon Islands giant skink, Corucia zebrata, may exceed 600 mm (24 in).
		Some skinks are notable because the female remains with her eggs for up to 6 weeks, until they hatch.Babies are fl with yellow stripes and a bright blue tail.
	kaweahoaks.com /html/skinks.htm (502 words)

	Blue-Tongued Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Skinks are covered in a variety of scale types such as smooth, rough, keeled, and some that end in sharp points.
		Skink's legs are small and weak and not fitted to support the weight of the body high above the ground in running.
		The large skinks of the genus Tiliqua are especially adaptive to handling and are popular as pets.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /bluetongued_skink.htm (568 words)

	Erik Ness reviews Sick Puppy and other novels by Carl Hiassen \| By Erik Ness \| Grist Magazine \| Books Unbound \| 03 Nov ...
		Skink is a recurring player -- to call him a character would be redundant -- in some of Hiaasen's capers.
		After Skink cast the lone vote in opposition to turning a state natural area into timeshare condominiums, he walked off the job and into the anonymous fringes of what remains of the Florida wilderness.
		While Skink has his PR defects, there are no doubt times when most environmental activists wish they could slip away from media kits, constructive engagement, and 501(c)3 choreography to shoot at all-terrain vehicles, roast a condo salesman's rat-dog over an open fire, or humiliate litterbugs into eternal repentance.
	www.grist.org /advice/books/2000/11/03/ralph (1416 words)

	DOC: Native Animals: Striped Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The distinctively marked striped skink is one of New Zealand's least known and rarely seen lizards.
		The striped skink climbs trees more readily than other lizards, and is known to live beneath flaking bark, and the crevasses in trunks and branches.
		Striped skinks have proved adaptable to modified environments in some cases, and tenacious in the presence of predators.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Striped-Skink.asp (577 words)

	Five-Lined Skink
		This species is very similar in appearance to the southeastern five-lined skink and broadhead skink and is usually only identifiable by close examination of the scales: five-lined skinks have an enlarged row of scales under the tail and four labial (along the upper lip between the nose and eye) scales.
		Five-lined skinks may be found in almost any habitat, but are most common in wooded areas with an abundance of fallen trees and stumps to hide in.
		Five-lined skinks prefer moister habitats that the similar southeastern five-lined skink, and are particularly common in bottomland forests and along wooded river margins.
	www.uga.edu /srelherp/lizards/eumfas.htm (440 words)

	Solomon Islands Tree Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Unlike other lizards, Prehensile-tailed Skinks do not have the capability to break off their tails when caught by predators since their tail is used as an extra appendage.
		The Solomon islands tree skink is almost exclusively herbivorous, eating fruits and vegetables, and rarely insects.
		The young skink is able to live independently and they forage for their own food at a very young age.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /solomon_islands_tree_skink.htm (391 words)

	WGN Radio AM720 - Pet Central
		Skinks are primarily ground dwellers, all have short and stubby legs relative to their body sizes, which are typically 5 to 10-inches.
		However, the blue-tongue skinks are the giants of the family, ranging from 2 -feet to 2 ½-feet in length.
		Aside from the ethical question of removing an animal from it's natural habitat, the wild caught skinks are highly stressed from the ordeal and are often parasite plagued.
	wgnradio.com /shows/pet/skink.htm (1022 words)

	Coal Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus) is a North-American lizard that grows to 13 to 18 cm (5 - 7 in) in length with a maximum snout to vent length of 7 cm (2.75 in).
		It is a four-lined skink whose light stripes extend onto the tail.
		The Northern Coal Skink (blue in the figure) occurs in western New York and central Pennsylvania and in isolated colonies in the Appalachians.
	www.toshare.info /en/Coal_skink.htm (376 words)

	5 Line Skink - Readme
		Skink's normal display mode is designed to fit one staff and the tune tree onto the screen of a laptop with a 1024-pixel wide display.
		Skink will print the tunes that are selected in the tune tree pane; if you have selected the entire file by clicking on the the folder icon it will print all the tunes.
		Skink will play the tunes that are selected in the tune tree pane; if you have selected the entire file by clicking on the folder icon it will play all the tunes.
	celticmusic.ca /skink.html (1595 words)

	Skink Mating
		The Solomon Island Skink was listed because of the large numbers of lizards being exported, as the small region to which the skink is native, combined with its low reproductive rate, leave it vulnerable to overcollection.
		The skink was a large adult, with a number of battle scars, including missing toes, a chunk of muscle removed about two-thirds of the way along the tail, and a patch of scar tissue over the pelvic region.
		We have elected to keep the skinks separated - the larger female has her own cage, while the other two are kept in a similarly sized cage in another room.
	www.unc.edu /~dtkirkpa/stuff/corucia.html (1346 words)

	VDGIF > Wildlife > Species > five-lined skink
		This is a medium-sized skink that grows to a maximum snout-vent length of 3.4 inches (86 mm) and a maximum total length of 8.5 inches (215 mm).
		The tail breaks off when the skink is attacked, and it continues to wriggle for some time to distract the predator further.
		This skink feeds predominantly on spiders, with the specific choice dependent on the size of the lizard and the availability of the prey.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /wildlife/species/display.asp?id=030004 (291 words)

	VDGIF > Wildlife > Species > broadhead skink
		There are 5 white to cream lines on a background ranging from all brown to fl, sometimes with two light stripes along the sides, for a total of 7 stripes.
		This skink is often on trunks or branches of trees in open forests, most commonly in mature pines and mixed hardwoods (mostly live and turkey oak and loblolly and Virginia pine).
		This skink feeds primarily on invertebrates, such as insects, snails, and amphipods, but will also eat lizards, including the young of their own species.
	www.dgif.state.va.us /wildlife/species/display.asp?id=030006 (260 words)

	Sand Skink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A skink is a kind of lizard that has very tiny, very shiny scales, and tiny legs.
		Skinks tend to be fast moving and fast living, eating lots of insects and other invertebrates.
		Of several skinks found in Florida, one is a very unusual inhabitant of the scrub habitats of the Lake Wales Ridge -- the sand skink.
	wildthings.fgcu.edu /transcripts/script095.html (357 words)

	CALIFORNIA'S PLANTS AND ANIMALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Taxonomic Remarks: The Coronado skink is currently treated 8 a subspecies of the western skink (Tanner 1988), but the taxonomy of Pacific Coast skinks (Eumeces skiltonianus-E. gilberti) needs revision because of inconsistencies in many of the morphological characters used to distinguish taxa.
		Habitat: The Coronado skink seems generalized in the sense that it occurs in a variety of plant associations ranging from coastal sage, chaparral, oak woodlands, pinon-juniper, and riparian woodlands to pine forests (Stebbins 1985), but within these associations it is often restricted to the more mesic pockets (Tanner 1957; Zeiner et al.
		Although much of the physical habitat structure Coronado skinks require remains in many relatively recently planted steep-slope avocado orchards, the absence of skinks in such habitats suggests that something besides habitat structure may exclude this species; pesticide or herbicide use in orchards and on other agricultural crops may adversely affect this species.
	www.dfg.ca.gov /hcpb/cgi-bin/read_one.asp?specy=reptiles&idNum=23 (1088 words)

	Civilian Ships--Skink (Motor Boat, 1917)
		Skink, a 50-foot motor boat, was built at Neponset, Massachusetts, in 1917 for a civilian owner, with the probable intent to make her available to the Navy as a patrol craft.
		Skink was returned to her owner in February 1919.
		The latter are (from outboard): USS Kiowa (SP-711), USS Skink (SP-605), USS Whistler (SP-784) and USS Lynx II (SP-730).
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-civil/civsh-s/skink.htm (473 words)

	Forgotten Battles: The Weapons: The Skink AA Tank
		One of the three completed Skinks was sent to England, and from there to Europe, landing at Antwerp on January 24 1945.
		On the fourth of February, the Skink reached the Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade a few miles south of Nijmegen, Holland, and joined the Allied push on the Rhine.
		The Skink turret at CFB Shilo was used on a target range in Ontario until Dr. William Gregg found and saved it.
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/bunker/3351/allweps/skink.html (791 words)

	BROAD-HEADED SKINK
		A bite from a skink is no more than a harmless pinch however, ingesting one of these lizards can make some animals very sick.
		Female skinks lay from 8 to 12 eggs in the early spring in a rotten log or stump.
		Skinks will guard their eggs for a couple of months until the 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 inch long hatchlings emerge.
	www.uga.edu /srel/broad.htm (283 words)

	Prehensile-Tailed Skink
		The prehensile-tailed skink is one of the largest skinks.
		Prehensile-tailed skinks are found living on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, on four of the islands: Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Santa Isabel, and San Cristobal.
		The prehensile-tailed skink is common in its home ranges, but its habitat is threatened by clear-cutting the rainforest.
	www.eriezoo.org /prehensile_skink.htm (256 words)

	Welcome To The Official Mark O'shea Website
		Five small species of skinks with green blood are found here, the only green-blooded land vertebrates in the world.
		In 1968 research into the blood of green-blooded skinks determined that the colouration was due to the presence of a biliverdin-type pigment, like that found in bile.
		Dr Chris Austin is the only scientist in the world currently studying green-blooded skinks and he has an alternative theory, one that if correct, might lead to a cure for human diseases like jaundice, or even malaria.
	www.markoshea.tv /series2/series02-04.html (297 words)

	Skinks! Blue-Tailed Western Skink Lizards
		I caught these two Skinks in the wild and brought them home to keep them over the summer of 1999, so I could study them and learn to take care of them.
		Skinks will drink water out of a little pan but the best way to give my Skinks water was drip it on a rock, because they like to lick it off.
		In August of 1999 these two Skinks were returned to their natural habitat in healthy condition.
	www.eoni.com /~neener/skinks.html (220 words)

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