The western skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus) is a species of small, smooth-scaled lizard with relatively small limbs. It measures about 100 to 210 mm (about 4 to 8.25 inches) in total length (body ...

A western spiny-tailed skink. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ...

Western skink lizards are the local creatures that can be found with bright neon blue tails, but only before the event of a major attack, because those blue tails can be discarded. They don't look ...

The tail is about as long as the body. The little brown skink occurs through most of Oklahoma with the exception of the far western part. It is not in the Panhandle. In the western part of its ...

A Penticton woman captured a photo of a western skink last week when it scurried across her property with its signature bright blue tail. It has been almost a decade since Teresa Taylor last ...