There are approximately a thousand different species of skink worldwide – throughout North, Central and South America and in Africa, Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia, Indo-Malaysia and the Australian archipelago, as well as on many oceanic islands throughout the world. They are a highly successful and diversified group of lizards. They occupy every conceivable habitat and climate, including near salt water and fresh water; they are even found as high as the tree line of the Himalayan mountains. They are primarily ground dwellers and burrowers, although some are at least semiarboreal and a few are semiaquatic as well. Most ground-dwelling or terrestrial skinks are semifossorial. They range in size from 1 inch to as long as 15 inches or more in body length, longer if you count the tail. They are noted for their flat, shiny scales and cylindrical bodies.
One of the largest and most popular skinks kept as pets is the Blue-tongued Skink (Tilaquia sp.), some species of which are heavy bodied and measure 1 1/2 feet or more in length when fully grown, including their tail.
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