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I got these skinks about a week ago for 2/20$ at my local pet store...however I do not know what kind they are past a "skink"
and the person working at the time didnt know either...so im hoping someone here can help ne, they are about 4 inches long plus their tails...and i was told they are not done growing...
any help would be appreciated...the one in this pic doesnt have orange colouring down it's side but the other does...

another picture...not too clear..they didnt like being handled right now..too full of crickets i imagine...they are usually very tame

Looks like a Schneiders Skink to me n/p
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Just Another Herp Crazy Person

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0.0.1 Bearded Dragon - Loki/Chimera or Persephone (still trying to figure out what sex it is first i thought it was a female, now it looks like a male?!?)
0.0.1 Fire Skink - Blaze

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I don't know what those skinks are, but I really don't think they are schneider's skinks. Schneider's usually have a blueish gray background with orangeish markings. Not all brown like those skinks. On the other hand, I've never seen juvenile versions. Do they look like that?

Sorry if I've offended you and I realize you're just trying to help, but I don't think those are schneider's.

Don't worry about it, you didn't offend me. Well the reason i thought it was a Schneider's was because on the original post trevor420 mentioned there was orange colouring on the sides of the skink. But maybe i'm wrong, i'm not to big with skinks i only have 1.
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Just Another Herp Crazy Person

0.2.0 Leopard Geckos - Lea, Cleo [4 eggs cooking so could be 0.2.4]
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon - Loki/Chimera or Persephone (still trying to figure out what sex it is first i thought it was a female, now it looks like a male?!?)
0.0.1 Fire Skink - Blaze

E-mail Me

n/p
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Edward
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I agree i thought it was schnieders when i first got it but they dont really have the same colourings on the back...here is another photo of the more coloured one...i'd really like to know what kind they are...going back to the pet store today for some crickets maybe someone with a clue will be working this time...

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Thanks for the suggestions so far I appreciate them all. I went back to the store today and i was told specifically they are "garden skinks"...but that describes most every skink doesnt it?
So I took a couple new photos, they arent very clear because the camera I have to use sucks for close up...but they show size and color a bit better I think...anyways all the photos i have can be seen at the link below

Thanks Again!!
MY SKINK PICTURES

Hmmm, still not sure. If you can, try and get some pics from above. Pop them in a box, in the brightest room you can find in your house.
in the 4th pic (skinky) the head shape looks like that of a Berber Skink, be it E. Schneideri or E.S. Algerenis, but i wouldn't say a definate

My Schneider male

The Dwarf Skink, (Scientific Name, MABUYA PLAINIRONS)
An African ground dwelling skink that lives in Africa's forrest's and rockey steppes, reaches up to 6 inches and eats small insects.

Thanks, I looked up some pictures of the dwarf skink and it looks exactly like one of mine. So thats what I think I'm gonna say it is. The one with orange on the sides almost looks like a Schnieder's skink but it is lacking the orange spots down it's back, so I still am unsure what it is...but if anyone asks im gonna say its a dwarf for simplicity lol

Thanks for all the reply's!!

I'm going to be building them a new enclosure soon so I'm sure I'll be back with plenty of new questions for everyone lol