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Australia’s rarest reptile, the kungaka skink, found in far west NSW national park
In the depths of far west NSW, one of Australia’s rarest reptiles hides. For the past 25 years,…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #BrokenHill #extinction #farwestnsw #kungaka #lizards #NationalParks #newlydiscoveredreptile #rarereptile #Researchers #Science #scientists #skinks #typesofskinks #whatisaustralia'srarestreptile
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Australia’s rarest reptile, the kungaka skink, found in far west NSW national park
In the depths of far west NSW, one of Australia’s rarest reptiles hides. For the past 25 years,…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #BrokenHill #extinction #farwestnsw #kungaka #lizards #NationalParks #newlydiscoveredreptile #rarereptile #Researchers #Science #scientists #skinks #typesofskinks #whatisaustralia'srarestreptile
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RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116260383338896477
#Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
#Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
M. #irery and M.
#minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
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RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116260383338896477
#Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
#Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
M. #irery and M.
#minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
© this text #StefanFWirth -
RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116260383338896477
#Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
#Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
M. #irery and M.
#minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
© this text #StefanFWirth -
RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116260383338896477
#Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
#Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
M. #irery and M.
#minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
© this text #StefanFWirth -
RE: https://mastodon.green/@plazi_species/116260383338896477
#Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
#Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
M. #irery and M.
#minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
© this text #StefanFWirth -
Have you ever seen a cuter critter? Meet the red-eyed crocodile skink. Growing ~10 in (25 cm) long, it can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Like a crocodile, this reptile has armored skin to protect it from foes. Its diet includes insects like flies & mealworms.
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Have you ever seen a cuter critter? Meet the red-eyed crocodile skink. Growing ~10 in (25 cm) long, it can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Like a crocodile, this reptile has armored skin to protect it from foes. Its diet includes insects like flies & mealworms.
@AMNH #globalmuseum #skinks #PapuaNewGuinea -
Have you ever seen a cuter critter? Meet the red-eyed crocodile skink. Growing ~10 in (25 cm) long, it can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Like a crocodile, this reptile has armored skin to protect it from foes. Its diet includes insects like flies & mealworms.
@AMNH #globalmuseum #skinks #PapuaNewGuinea -
Have you ever seen a cuter critter? Meet the red-eyed crocodile skink. Growing ~10 in (25 cm) long, it can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Like a crocodile, this reptile has armored skin to protect it from foes. Its diet includes insects like flies & mealworms.
@AMNH #globalmuseum #skinks #PapuaNewGuinea -
Have you ever seen a cuter critter? Meet the red-eyed crocodile skink. Growing ~10 in (25 cm) long, it can be found in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Like a crocodile, this reptile has armored skin to protect it from foes. Its diet includes insects like flies & mealworms.
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i accidentally rudely interrupted at least that's what it felt like 😆 #skinks #inflagranti
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i accidentally rudely interrupted at least that's what it felt like 😆 #skinks #inflagranti
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i accidentally rudely interrupted at least that's what it felt like 😆 #skinks #inflagranti
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i accidentally rudely interrupted at least that's what it felt like 😆 #skinks #inflagranti
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i accidentally rudely interrupted at least that's what it felt like 😆 #skinks #inflagranti
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@swoop @MorpheusB and on that same article, link to :
Scientists at the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved genetic defences—mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor—that make them immune to deadly snake neurotoxins, similar to adaptations seen in honey badgers and mongooses. This could inspire new antivenoms or therapeutic approaches to counter neurotoxic snake bites in humans.
#science #evolution #australia #snakes #skinks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094116.htm
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@swoop @MorpheusB and on that same article, link to :
Scientists at the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved genetic defences—mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor—that make them immune to deadly snake neurotoxins, similar to adaptations seen in honey badgers and mongooses. This could inspire new antivenoms or therapeutic approaches to counter neurotoxic snake bites in humans.
#science #evolution #australia #snakes #skinks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094116.htm
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@swoop @MorpheusB and on that same article, link to :
Scientists at the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved genetic defences—mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor—that make them immune to deadly snake neurotoxins, similar to adaptations seen in honey badgers and mongooses. This could inspire new antivenoms or therapeutic approaches to counter neurotoxic snake bites in humans.
#science #evolution #australia #snakes #skinks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094116.htm
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@swoop @MorpheusB and on that same article, link to :
Scientists at the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved genetic defences—mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor—that make them immune to deadly snake neurotoxins, similar to adaptations seen in honey badgers and mongooses. This could inspire new antivenoms or therapeutic approaches to counter neurotoxic snake bites in humans.
#science #evolution #australia #snakes #skinks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094116.htm
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@swoop @MorpheusB and on that same article, link to :
Scientists at the University of Queensland discovered that Australian skinks have evolved genetic defences—mutations in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor—that make them immune to deadly snake neurotoxins, similar to adaptations seen in honey badgers and mongooses. This could inspire new antivenoms or therapeutic approaches to counter neurotoxic snake bites in humans.
#science #evolution #australia #snakes #skinks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250806094116.htm
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/182801/ Woman Sees Legs And Tail Sticking Out Of Her Concrete Porch — Then They Move #DailyDodo #Lizards #SarahAshley #Science #skinks #standard #TheDodo #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife #WildlifeRescue
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Patreon-only: Just let them finish. #webcomics #animalcomic #conversation #love #selfdoubt #unrequitedlove #rabbits #skinks GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/let-me-go-first?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
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@Cheeseness let's create more of those #habitats --> "#Skinks enjoy large areas with a lot of leaves and soft soil. They are normally found around hot and dusty areas that have many #trees and #stumps."
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@Cheeseness let's create more of those #habitats --> "#Skinks enjoy large areas with a lot of leaves and soft soil. They are normally found around hot and dusty areas that have many #trees and #stumps."
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@Cheeseness let's create more of those #habitats --> "#Skinks enjoy large areas with a lot of leaves and soft soil. They are normally found around hot and dusty areas that have many #trees and #stumps."
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@Cheeseness let's create more of those #habitats --> "#Skinks enjoy large areas with a lot of leaves and soft soil. They are normally found around hot and dusty areas that have many #trees and #stumps."
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@Cheeseness let's create more of those #habitats --> "#Skinks enjoy large areas with a lot of leaves and soft soil. They are normally found around hot and dusty areas that have many #trees and #stumps."
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@loren I do, regularly! Already saw some this morning! https://photos.lane.net.nz/index.php?/category/76 #skinks #FTW
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*Tiliqua scincoides* aka the Common Bluetongue, among the vegetable beds. Very happy as this one is just a wee baby... so it looks as though they've successfully bred this year in our vicinity. #nature #wildlife #australia #biodiversity #reptiles #Skinks #lizards #herpetology #gardens #rewilding
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A Rough-scaled Sun Skink (Eutropis rugifera) spotted on the side of a tree at MacRitchie Reservoir Park, Singapore on 29 Sept 2024. An uncommon forest skink with overlapping scales that give it its rough appearance.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244650825 ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Lizards #Sauria #Skinks #Scincidae
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A Treasure Trove of Endemics: Two #NewSpecies of Snake-eyed #Skinks of the Genus Panaspis from the Serra da Neve Inselberg, southwestern Angola https://novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/07/panaspis.html paper: https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/121103/
#SerraDaNeve is an isolated mountain of subvolcanic origin with a basal area of approximately 630 km2 and is the second highest peak of #Angola at 2489 m. Recent fieldwork at Serra da Neve revealed an impressive number of strictly #endemic species.
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Cheese puffs as self-help. #comics #animalmeme #food #squirrels #skinks GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/snacks/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
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It seems counter-intuitive, but it's very real. #webcomics #animalcomic #rabbit #skinks GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/hiding/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
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I mean, look, it's possible. It could happen. #comics #comicstrips #fear #skinks GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/realistic/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
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A western skink poked its nose out of the succulent pot, but disappeared before i could get a picture of its wonderful blue tail
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In the 2020 Tetrapod Zoology article on Corucia - the Solomon Islands monkey-tailed skink - Darren Nash mentioned a report that referred to individuals being discovered, submerged, in a water-filled tree hollow. See latest comment, recently added here.
https://tetzoo.com/blog/2020/2/28/corucia-most-amazing-of-skinks #skinks #animals #research #SolomonIslands
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Everything is relative. #webcomic #comicstrip #anxiety #fear #loneliness #love #rabbits #skinks GET THESE BY EMAIL: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/spending-time-together/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=post&utm_content=rooniecomics
