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Temperate and Subtropical Zones

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

NATIVE CLIMATE: Temperate and subtropical

NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Europe, Asia Minor

This quick, sure-footed lizard is at home on the ground as well as in the trees. Its somewhat aggressive behavior and its feeding habits suggest that this species be housed only with lizards of similar size and temperament. Offer flowers, fruit, and green foliage in addition to insects and flesh.

Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

FAMILY: Scincidae

LIFESTYLE: Terrestrial burrowers; primarily forest-oriented

DIET: Insectivorous

AVERAGE LENGTH: 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)

NATIVE CLIMATE: Temperate and Subtropical

NATURAL DISTRIBUTION: Eastern North America

The smooth-scaled five-lined skink has a detachable tail that can be regenerated when broken. Many species of skinks are easy to maintain in good health if they are properly cared for. Skinks usually are moderately priced and frequently available for retail purchase.

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Temperate and Subtropical Zones

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Temperate Climate

     The term “temperate” suggests that the weather conditions within this climate type are moderate in all ways. However, mean annual temperatures can vary significantly from region to region, and maximum high and low fluctuations in daily thermometer readings differ within each individual area.

     Daytime high temperatures in summer months can register close to 100 degrees F (38 C). This might well be accompanied by a relative humidity factor of nearly 100%. Such uncomfortable conditions are seldom found in tropical rainforest climates of the world’s jungles.

     By contrast, winter temperatures are capable of dipping far below O degree F. Although relative humidity is much lower during the winter months, many areas that are defined as temperate zones receive heavy snowfalls. Average annual precipitation, both rain and snow, is approximately 20-40 inches (50-100cm) in temperate climates.

     A temperate climate prevails throughout the northeastern United States as far south as the border of Virginia and North Carolina. This temperate zone stretches west to approximately 100 W longitude. Much of Europe is also in a temperate climate, and many relatively smaller areas of this climate type are scattered throughout the world.

     Considering the harsh extremes in temperature that must be endured by the indigenous reptiles, it seems reasonable that the number of lizard species is limited in these climatic regions, but certain skinks (Scincidae), lacertids (Lacertidae), and swifts (Iguanidae) are capable of thriving in such environments. These mainly terrestrial lizards must burrow into the earth of otherwise secure a location for hibernation when the cold winter months arrive. Overexposure to extreme heat is also life-threatening to these lizards.

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So many amazing animals

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

So many amazing animals, so little we know about them! This is your chance to get more up to date with some rare animals. The Zoological Society has published the list of 10 most rare and unusual kinds of amphibians, threatened by extinction and to be included in new conservation programs set for 2008. Zoologists hope that this list and pictures will convince sponsors and enthusiasts to get involved.

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Something From Squamata, Archosauria, and Lissamphibia – Here are just a few stragglers that I also found near the fish hatchery, in Moncks Corner, SC . The lizard is a ground skink, Family Scincidae, Scincella lateralis. The snake is a black racer, Coluber constrictor (black with white on …

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(Untitled) – Penny T posted a photo: Scientific Name: Tiliqua scincoides scincoides Common Name: Blue-tongue Lizard, Eastern Blue-tongue Habitat: Found throughout most of NSW. Usually live in open country with lots of ground cover such as tussocky …

what does Scincidae mean? – SCINCIDAE as NOUN Meaning skinks Synonym(s) family Scincidae (what does family Scincidae mean?) Hypernyms(s) Scincidae is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower reptile family (what does …

Blue Tongue Baby – Many years ago we realized that we had a resident Blue Tongue lizard. We would see him at various spots on our small residential block seeking out a corner to sun himself in or looking for a morsel to eat. Look alike for Bluey …

Rabor – {{Rephrase}} {{Layout}} == [[Dioscoro S. Rabor]], 1911-1996 == [[Image:DIOSCORO S. RABOR, 1911--1996.jpg]] Birth Place Cebu City Birth Date May 18, 1911 [http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v115n01/p0204-p0205.pdf] In memoriam: Dioscoro S. …

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The list includes the Chinese giant salamander who reaches 1,8 meters at length, the Sagalla caecilian with its indefinite form

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The Chinese giant salamander who reaches 1,8 meters at length

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The Lilac frog that spends the most part of year four meters under the ground

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You can also see the illusive frog that lives in traditional human places of burial in Skeletal gorge in Southern Africa

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A blind salamander with a transparent leather which hunts due to sense of smell and electrosensitivity and can live without food up to 10 years

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The Mexican salamander has no lungs, but breathes through a leather and corners of a mouth

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The Iridescent frog Malagasy can climb up vertical rocks and inflates when it is threatened

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The Chilean frog of Darwin that carries its offsprings in the mouth but hasn’t been seen since 1980 and can be already died out

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The male Betic puts oosperms around of their back legs and is more of 150 million of years old

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Zooglossusa Gardner – a frog, that, as an adult does not exceed 11 millimeters

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Scincidae

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Easily , the largestlizard family in numbers , species and range, skinks occur almost everywhere  a lizard can live or reside , except in the sea.  Skinks  are most unique among lizards in having a “secondary palate”.  Osteoderms are present.  Frontal bones distinct  except in the Feylininae , this subfamily ( often considered and actual full family in itself and is lineage). also lacks the jugal bone and is  vivaparous or oviparous.  Skinks have moveable eyelids , except for Ablepharis, which has an actual clear “spectacle”.   In addition the lizards formerly classified as the full family , Feyliniidae are now often included in the Scinidae by many most prominent herptologists;  this group includes forms lacking both functional power and eyelids.  Ear openings are usually present as is the power of “autonomy”.

Scales are usually smooth with a clear luster.  However some genera noteably Trachydosaurus and Tribolonotus have rough or kneeled scaled.  Many forms lack limbs or possess but one solitary pair, there may be five or fewer fingers.

On West Indian Iguanidae and on West Indian Scincidae in the … – By: Garman, Samuel, 1843-1927. Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology Publication Info: [Salem, Mass. :sn],1887. Subjects: Iguanas, Skinks, West Indies Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries Sponsor: …

Whats the Latin Name? – This thread is for anyone to add to the list of names, and add common latin names. What we will do, if you reply, we will copy and past your info onto the list, so we should end up with a full list of Lizards names, with there latin …

The Skinks (Family Scincidae) – An Overview of the Largest Lizard … – Introduction The family Scincidae, the skinks, contains over 1200 species – more than any other family of lizards. Skinks range throughout the Eastern and.

Pacific Science, vol. 63, no. 2 (2009) – Losing the Bounty? Investigating Species Richness in Isolated Freshwater Ecosystems of Oceania Robert Schabetsberger, Gabriele Drozdowski, Eugen Rott, Rupert Lenzenweger, Christian D. Jersabek, Frank Fiers, Walter Traunspurger, …

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Probably the most problematic genus has been Lygosoma practically world wide in distribution and having all stages of limb development.  The genus Eumeces in common in the United States and the golden Great Plains skink, E. obsoleta , a foot long lizard in the central states.  Australia’s Trachydosaurus rugosus looks like an animated version of pine cones, having large scales and a tail resembling the head.  The family giant is Corucia zebtra , a two foot long tree dweller of the Solomon Islands.

Skinks are active , almost nervous lizards.  They hide under large boulders , or in other inaccessible spots but sometimes , if not often, take to hilly wood slides.  They can be said to be mainly insectivorous but many also eat or consume plants.

Comment on “The Speckled Band.” by Steve – I looked on the Wikipedia page this morning, and apparently I had every reason to be afraid of things running up and down bell cords during the night: — The herpetologist Laurence Monroe Klauber proposed a theory that the swamp adder …

Scincus – <img src=”http://www.shutterpoint.com/photos/T/20090112%5F024610%5F1%20%2876%29%5Fthum%2Ejpg” align=left border=0 hspace=4 alt=”The Eastern skink (Scincus mitranus) …

Something From Squamata, Archosauria, and Lissamphibia – Here are just a few stragglers that I also found near the fish hatchery, in Moncks Corner, SC . The lizard is a ground skink, Family Scincidae, Scincella lateralis. The snake is a black racer, Coluber constrictor (black with white on …

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Dibamidae

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

If two similar groups formerly known as Dibamidae and Anelytropsidae are similar however they do fall into two genera, Functional limbs absent, tongue short, slightly nicked and covered with papillae, palate toothless , arches absent , pelvic and pectorak girdles greatly reduced.  Eyes and ears are concealed by ski m.  Teeth are few and recurved conical.

The genus Anelytropsis contain one species A. Papillosus Interorbital     and columella cranii well developed.  Pre maxillary bone single.  Osteroderms present.  No sign of external limbs.  This lizard is fossorial and is found in east-central Mexico.  It is fleshy brown above as well as yellow below.  It has been caught only a few times and remains known only from a dozen or so specimems.  Its diet is suspected to consist mainly of ants and termites.

komodo national park – lizards include 9 skink species (scinidae), geckos (gekkonidae), limbless lizards (dibamidae), and, of course, the monitor lizards (varanidae). frogs include the asian bullfrog (kaloula baleata), oreophyne jeffersoniana and oreophyne …

word of the day (for me): lizard – family dibamidae (blind lizards) infraorder scincomorpha family paramacellodidae family slavoiidae family scincidae (skinks) family cordylidae (spinytail lizards) family gerrhosauridae (plated lizards) family xantusiidae (night lizards) …

komodo national park – lizards include 9 skink species (scinidae), geckos (gekkonidae), limbless lizards (dibamidae), and, of course, the monitor lizards (varanidae). frogs include the asian bullfrog (kaloula baleata), oreophyne jeffersoniana and oreophyne …

and columella crania are absent.  Premaxillary paired Osteoderms absent.  Males have vestigial traces of  “hindlimbs.  They are usually an olive drab color.  These lizards are usually slender bodies, secretive , forest dwelling fossorial animals.  They lay hard shelled eggs, sometimes in communal sites and are insect eaters.

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