Blue-tailed Skink by Hubba1
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Description
Blue-tailed skinks are usually about 4 to 8 centimeters long. When they become frightened they have the ability to pop their tail off and it will continue to wiggle and distract their predator while they run away. When young they have a dark black body with bright yellow stripes leading from the back of the neck down to the meeting of the bright blue tail. As the juvenile males age, they lose their yellowish stripes and their back starts to become a brownish black color, and they begin to grow a reddish color underneath the neck during the mating seasons. Females usually keep their blue tail for their whole life.
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Comments (14)
-seek-
very pretty! i see alot of those around my caboin in Missouri. thanks for sharing
Alz2008
Wonderful capture,i like the blue tail "excellent" well done..
flora-crassella
a beautiful reptile! Wonderful photo!!!!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous pic and info!
psyoshida
He is a handsome specimen. I don't know what you pay these guys to sit there and pose so nicely for you, every time! Beautiful shot.
bentchick
Excellent shot!!!!
GBCalls
Interesting critter- Excellent photo and information.
StandsInAwe
Marvelous capture!
Hendesse
What a beautiful animal. Excellent shot, fantastic details.
dorothylee
Great composition and subject. Well done!
tennesseecowgirl
I saw a lizard with a blue tail just a couple weeks ago, I had never seen one before, and he was quick so I only got a quick glimpse. nice shot.
MC-Jay-One
Wow, excellent shot, great colors and perspective!
JuliaKretsch
Very beautiful!
jarmila
fantastic macro..and wonderfull colours