Now I'm bringing to you a skink that I can really get down with. Unlike last weeks beasts, this skink is much more low key in that it resides in the leaf litter in jungles and scrub forests of Brazil. It's young, which happen to be birthed, come out with black and white striping which has been said to be the doppelganger to a viscious and poisonous centipede and therfore dissuading potential predation to an extent. They grow into a really pretty smooth looking skink, with a nice orange patch on their side, and they are strictly carnivorous. I have pictured some juveniles as well as adults, so you can see the baby, a transitional animal, and an adult for reference to how they change throughout their lives. These skinks can live to be around 10 years of age. Here you are folks, only on the weekly countdown of the coolest reptiles and amphibians in captivity will you find this kind of greatness!!! Until next week!!!!
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