REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 41

REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 41

We’re staying in western Africa today to meet a brightly colored lizard! Be careful where you step though, these little reptiles like to live among the leaves of the rainforest floor! Let’s be quiet and see if we can find…

MEET THE AFRICAN FIRE SKINK

   Range/Habitat: West-Central Africa/ rainforests

   Diet: Insectivore: insects, spiders

   Length: 9-14”

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• African Fire Skinks are also called the fire-sided skink.
• They have red and black bands on their body and blue and black bands on their tails.
• African fire skinks live in the leaf litter of the rainforest floor.
• They burrow underground.
• African fire skinks can shed their tails.
• They can live for 15-20 years.

These skinks are so colorful. Everyone thinks lizards are green or brown, but they can come in a huge variety of colors. Do you have a favorite lizard?