Skinks are lizards — lesser-known relatives of the familiar green anoles so common here in the Lowcountry. As a group, skinks (family Scincidae) are among the most widespread of all lizards, found on ...

Skinks and lizards are amazing little creatures that help control the insect population and generally do little harm. However, like many creatures, when there’s an abundance of skinks in your yard or ...

Not found anywhere else on Earth, a skink considered functionally extinct has been found in a national park in far west NSW.

Florida Keys mole skink. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Eight species of skink — a Caribbean lizard that is quickly disappearing — will be finally evaluated for protection under ...

The lizards have complicated a rule of thumb that in evolution, once you lose a body part, you don’t regain it. By Veronique Greenwood In the rainforest in the Philippines, scientists laid out a tiny ...

A University of Queensland-led study has found Australian skinks have evolved molecular armour to stop snake venom from shutting down their muscles. Professor Bryan Fry from UQ’s School of the ...

Have you ever caught sight of a sleek and speedy lizard darting across your yard or even along the walls? It might be a skink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large skink resting on a piece of wood. Credit: I Wayan Sumatika / Shutterstock. (A large skink resting on a piece of wood.

An endangered reptile which had gone unnoticed for decades is one of the rarest reptiles in all of Australia. According to ...