There is always some color variations between individuals of a species. I am not familiar with red sided (hence why I didn't recognize yours as one). Though it does seem many skink species show much brighter colors during mating season, especially males. Females don't tend to be as colorful in some species...don't know if this is the same with the red sided skinks.
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