Komodo Dragon and Blue Tongued Skink. Clip: 6/30/2023 | 2m 38s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Learn how these two lizards can be both alike and different with the Memphis Zoo. Aired 06/30/2023 ...

From its bold defenses to its surprisingly gentle nature, the blue tongued skink is a miniature dragon hiding in plain sight - and we’re here to tell its story. Animalogic.

The five-lined skink is nicknamed "blue-tailed swift" because of it's speedy escape skills. Speed is not its only asset, however; it also has a secret weapon.

Let’s talk about skinks. There are around 1,500 species of skink, spread across almost every environment apart from the polar and the subarctic regions. These include species that burrow, others which ...

The skink is described as having a kite-shaped head, a blue mouth, and a “robust” body covered in glossy scales with light and dark brown bands that create a checkerboard pattern down its back.

The skink is described as having a kite-shaped head, a blue mouth, and a “robust” body covered in glossy scales with light and dark brown bands that create a checkerboard pattern down its back.

The skink is described as having a kite-shaped head, a blue mouth, and a “robust” body covered in glossy scales with light and dark brown bands that create a checkerboard pattern down its back.

The skink is described as having a kite-shaped head, a blue mouth, and a “robust” body covered in glossy scales with light and dark brown bands that create a checkerboard pattern down its back.

The skink is described as having a kite-shaped head, a blue mouth, and a “robust” body covered in glossy scales with light and dark brown bands that create a checkerboard pattern down its back.