so the skinks there have evolved to reproduce earlier, generating offspring before they become a bird's dinner. The genetic differences, shaped by selection, have produced two distinct species ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. A new article offers a ray of hope that the giant Tongan ground skink, nicknamed the “grey ghost,” ..

Vulnerable striped skinks encountered at the Mt Messenger Bypass construction site in Taranaki now have a new home Rotokare ...

The arrangement of scales, or lepidosis, and coloration set the species apart from other skinks from the same genus. Thousands of new species are found each year. Here are three of our most recent ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reached an agreement today that requires the Service to make endangered species decisions for eight rare ...

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the skink as endangered under Endangered Species Act. The Service has also proposed to protect nearly 3,000 acres of life-saving critical ...

The Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust has welcomed a new endangered species to its sanctuary. Thanks to a partnership between the ...

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Significantly, the survey revealed four potentially new species, including two geckos (one from the Cnemaspis genus and another from Hemidactylus), a skink, and a frog from the genus Sphaerotheca.

The skink is covered in “olive-bronze” scales with a thick brown stripe down its side. Torres-Carvajal O, Sandoval C, Paucar DA (2024) Vertebrate Zoology The new species was typically found on ...