Species group · Reptiles
Skinks
WAnimals has 2 species of skink, all in the family Scincidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 14 countries
- 33 parks
- Length
- 17 cm – 48 cm
- Lifespan
- 2 – 5 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of skinks on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 14 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
Did you know…
Its four tiny legs have only three toes each.
It is one of the few European skinks that is entirely live-bearing.
More than half its length is tail.
It eats insects, spiders, slugs and woodlice.
From Bedriaga's Skink
It lives on sandy ground with scattered vegetation and good cover in the Iberian Peninsula.
From Bedriaga's Skink
Its limbs are so reduced that they are barely visible as it moves.
From Bedriaga's Skink