The Western Skink is a secretive, smooth-scaled lizard of western North America. Like other skinks, juveniles have brilliant blue tails. It shelters under rocks, logs, and debris.
Habitat
Grasslands, chaparral, and open woodlands
Diet
Insects, spiders, and small invertebrates
How common
Common
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