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Love Skinks

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7734
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Abstract:
Skinks, a particular group of lizards, form a large family that includes approximately one thousand species. Skinks are found on every continent except Antarctica. North Carolina has five species of skinks that comprise more than 40 percent of its lizard fauna. The five-lined skink is North Carolina's most familiar one and is found mainly in the Piedmont. Skinks feed primarily on insects, spiders, and earthworms. In turn, they are food for numerous predators, with birds and certain snakes topping the predator list. Speed and secrecy are two of their defenses against predators.
Source:
Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 4, Apr 2006, p14-19, il
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