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__NOTOC__ The Bermuda Rock Skink (''Eumeces longirostris'') is the only (a bit more than 3 Inch es). DESCRIPTION Adult Bermuda skinks (also known locally as "rock lizards") have dark brown or black backs and are pinkish or light gray on the underside. Juveniles are lighter in color and have black stripes running along the sides of their bodies, which fade with age. Females retain the stripes longer than males. Adult males have larger heads. Hatchlings have bright blue tails. All have salmon orange cheeks and throat. The Bermuda skink lives predominantly in rocky coastal areas. They feed on small Invertebrate s such as Cricket s or Beetle s, but also on small terrestrial Crustacean s. While being more active during summer, the Bermuda Rock Skink does ''not'' Hibernate because the warm climate allows it to be active year-round. DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION STATUS The species occurs only in Bermuda, and exists mainly on some of the smaller islands and one nature reserve on the mainland where the populations are fragmented into isolated pockets. The Bermuda Rock Skink has been listed on the s on its feet, but no Friction Pad s, and when it gets trapped in a cast-away empty glass bottle or soda can, it cannot climb out and thus starves or dies of heat stress or dehydration. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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