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Anyone ID this skink??

pah May 28, 2005 02:01 AM

I adopted it from my sons teacher...I dont have a clue what kind of skink it is. Any Ideas? Thanks....
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Replies (3)

Turt-Liz-Wiz May 29, 2005 09:41 AM

Where do you live, is it native to your area? i think its a rainbow skink (Mabuya multifasciata). I also have one . Their range is South East Asia.
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My "babies" :
1.0.0 Indo BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
0.0.1 Rainbow skinks (Mabuya multifasciata)
0.0.3 RES (Trachemys scripta elegans)
0.0.4 Amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
1.0.0 Chinese softshell (Trionyx sinensis)
1.0.0 Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
1.0.0 Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
And still growing...

pah May 29, 2005 11:07 PM

It's not local to my area. Thanks for the hint, I will look and see if I can find a pic of a rainbow skink...altho I dont see any rainbow type color on it...heh...

Turt-Liz-Wiz May 30, 2005 01:15 AM

It is called a raibow skink, coz when you turn on a ultraviolet light, the scales reflect's the light and thus producing a "rainbow" colour.
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My "babies" :
1.0.0 Indo BTS (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
0.0.1 Rainbow skinks (Mabuya multifasciata)
0.0.3 RES (Trachemys scripta elegans)
0.0.4 Amboina box turtles (Cuora amboinensis)
1.0.0 Chinese softshell (Trionyx sinensis)
1.0.0 Asian leaf turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
1.0.0 Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
And still growing...

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