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Skinks ARE Lizards! >>

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Posted by chris_mcmartin on August 14, 2002 at 07:28:05:

In Reply to: Skink or lizard...not sure...opinions please... posted by PaleHorse67 on August 13, 2002 at 22:39:39:

It is probably a skink. There are several types of skink native to northern TX, but the blue stripes on the sides puzzle me--juveniles of some species of skink have blue tails, but I can't recall blue on the body of any native skink.

The shiny body also points to a skink. It sounds like it could be a brown skink (aka ground skink), and maybe the "blue" stripes are actually dark brown, but appear blue when gleaming in the sun (due to the shininess)?

If you could post a picture it would help.

Chris


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