Along with the other “canoe lizards” (the azure-tailed skink and the moth skink) populations of the snake-eyed skink are shrinking. In the 1840s, Western explorers declared them “as common ...

Red-eyed crocodile skinks are unique and adorable members of the Scincidae family. These lizards aren’t overly fond of humans. They're considered intermediate-level skinks in the pet care community.

Around 1,500 of the living lizard species on Earth fall into the skink family—a category of small reptiles noted for their unusually short legs and lack of a distinct neck.

The five-lined skink, the only lizard native to Vermont, was recently spotted in a rare sighting by The Nature Conservancy in Vermont team. Seeing a lizard on the trail might not seem too exciting ...