Current Events > I saw a "coal skink" today (endangered species)

(+) Yeah! (+)

I saw something move in the leaves, next to the sidewalk, and a huge ???? was there. A snake? Salamander? Lizard with legs about a foot long. It ran under the metal sidewalk drain thingy.

I looked it up and it was a "Coal Skink," which usually only get 7 or 8 inches.

This was king/queen of the coal skinks. 12 inches long.

Our data on coal skinks is probably outdated.

I've lived here all my life and never seen one before. It was amazing! Looked kinda like these:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/2/2/AABHfBAAEyAu.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/2/3/AABHfBAAEyAv.jpg

Thats a beauty

@cjsdowg is a skink owner, this is neat TC.

Skinky !

Skinks are great. They have little tiny legs. That look too small for their bodies.

cjsdowg posted...

Skinks are great. They have little tiny legs. That look too small for their bodies.

so like crocs and gators, but with the slither of a snake.
barry white once said " I love the sexy slither of a lady snake."

ZaruenKosai posted...

so like crocs and gators, but with the slither of a snake.
barry white once said " I love the sexy slither of a lady snake."

Since you brought up Crocs here are some fun facts. :)

Croc and Gators are not lizards, they look like them, but they are not.

Lizards and Snakes are closely related. They are in the same order (i think) called Squamate.

And while we are at it. People debate where turtles should go. Some people don't think they are reptiles at all. (but that is a rare outlook but it exist)

Edit to add. There are legless lizards. That look like snakes, but mouth is that of a lizard and if you cut off their tails it would grow back.

cjsdowg posted...

Since you brought up Crocs here are some fun facts. :)

Croc and Gators are not lizards, they look like them, but they are not.

Lizards and Snakes are closely related. They are in the same order (i think) called Squamate.

And while we are at it. People debate where turtles should go. Some people don't think they are reptiles at all. (but that is a rare outlook but it exist)

Edit to add. There are legless lizards. That look like snakes, but mouth is that of a lizard and if you cut off their tails it would grow back.

Turtles are anapsids. End. Of. Discussion.

So er tell me TC just what crap websites were you looking up?

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the Coal Skink is LEAST CONCERN: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Coal%20Skink&searchType=species

So basically you were excited for seeing a very common species of skink.

CassandraCroft posted...

So er tell me TC just what crap websites were you looking up?

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the Coal Skink is LEAST CONCERN: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Coal%20Skink&searchType=species

So basically you were excited for seeing a very common species of skink.

That's good

Yeah, they are everywhere here.

Nice tc I never seen one before I thought they were just something found in asia

Does it being common mean I can eat the lizard? I'm hungry.

DementedDurian posted...

Does it being common mean I can eat the lizard? I'm hungry.

no, because the 5 second rule

endangered or not, this was no common lizard

This skink was magnificent.

at least 12 inches long. I've lived here my entire life. I'm a naturalist; I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of louisiana species and I've never seen a skink like this. It's definitely rare.

As far as the website? Can't find it, i used google. Searched for lizards of louisiana or something.

Robot2600 posted...

endangered or not, this was no common lizard

This skink was magnificent.

at least 12 inches long. I've lived here my entire life. I'm a naturalist; I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of louisiana species and I've never seen a skink like this. It's definitely rare.

As far as the website? Can't find it, i used google. Searched for lizards of louisiana or something.

Nice

Neat