It also goes by the name Bocourt’s terrific skink, in honor of Marie-Firmin Bocourt, a French artist and zoologist who also worked at the Paris Museum of Natural History and was first to recognize the ...

The winner of the Cullen Skink World Championships has been crowned. Cullen skink is a popular traditional Scottish soup made primarily with smoked haddock, milk, potato and onion. The contest was ...

For most of the animal kingdom, babies are born in one of two ways: their parent either lays eggs or gives birth to live offspring. Recently, a three-toed skink (Saiphos equalis) pulled off an ...

When bluetongue skinks are attacked, they don’t curl up or run for cover. Instead, they stick out their vibrant tongues to scare away predators. This type of reaction, called a deimatic display, is ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The five-lined skink is the only native New Jersey lizard that is found throughout the state. (Two others, the brown skink and fence lizard, are found only in the southern part of the state.) In North ...

The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

Gemma Johnson is a Senior Contributor from the United Kingdom who writes guides, lists, and updates. Gemma's passion for video games began in the 90s, growing up with classic titles like Goldeneye, ...

Red-eyed crocodile skinks are unique and adorable members of the Scincidae family. These lizards aren’t overly fond of humans. They're considered intermediate-level skinks in the pet care community.

The harsh arid landscape of central Australia is known for its exciting fossil deposits, including a newly described species of ancient skink. In 2017, palaeo-herpetologst Kailah Thorn was walking ...

In Starfield, Skink is an important planet you must visit to complete a quest. This planet is unsuitable for life, but the extreme temperatures make it an ideal planet to farm precious metals. This ...