Half-asleep creature with ‘window’ in its eyelid found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
During the hike, researchers found several brown lizards lying very still under fallen trees. Intrigued, they took a closer ...
Vulnerable skinks make journey from construction site to sanctuary
Vulnerable striped skinks encountered at the Mt Messenger Bypass construction site in Taranaki now have a new home Rotokare Scenic Reserve, near Eltham. A taonga species, the scarcely sighted ...
‘Large’ creature with ‘sharp’ claws found lurking under rocks. It’s a new species
Central Ranges rock skinks are considered “moderately large,” reaching almost a foot in length, the study said. They have ...
Vulnerable skinks make journey from construction site to sanctuary
Vulnerable striped skinks encountered at the Mt Messenger Bypass construction site in Taranaki now have a new home Rotokare Scenic Reserve, near Eltham. A taonga species, the scarcely sighted striped ...
Lexington Herald Leader13 天
Half-asleep creature with ‘window’ in its eyelid found in Vietnam. It’s a new species
A Scincella fansipanensis, or Fansipan ground skink. Photo shared by Shinya Okabe Fansipan ground skinks are considered “medium”-sized, reaching about 5.5 inches in length, the study said.
Country Life: Schoolkids put buzz back into biodiversity on a Pāmu dairy farm
Young school students plant habitat for an endangered skink and learn heaps about biodiversity at a nature reserve on a North ...
Center for Biological Diversity3 年
Agreement Reached to Speed Endangered Species Protection for Caribbean Lizards
12, 2024.The skinks are found on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and face extinction because of introduced predators, habitat destruction and climate change. “Help is on the horizon for the ...