Extinct in the Wild

Blue-tailed skink

Cryptoblepharus egeriae

Blue-tailed skink

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“They have obviously a bright blue shimmering tail, but the rest of their body is also quite colourful, almost rainbow in appearance … sort of a golden back and the front of the lizard, around the head, they’re almost a brassy burnt-red colour.”

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Reptilia

ORDER

Squamata

FAMILY

Scincidae

GENUS

Cryptoblepharus

Location

Eastern US

Reptile

Omnivore

Habitat

Forest, Artificial/Terrestrial

Food

Crickets, Beetles, Flies, Grasshoppers, Spiders, and even Earthworms.

Threat

Invasive Species Introduction
Disease

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