Skinks: Scincidae - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Behavior And Reproduction, Skinks And People, Conservation Status, Prehensile-tailed Skink (corucia Zebrata): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, DIET
PREHENSILE-TAILED SKINK (Corucia zebrata): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
BROAD-HEADED SKINK (Eumeces laticeps):SPECIES ACCOUNTS
SANDFISH (Scincus scincus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
They live on land almost around the world, except for many islands in the ocean and very cold places, such as Antarctica and high up in mountains.
DIET
Most species enjoy insects. Some are rather picky eaters and prefer to eat one kind of insect. Some of the underground-living, legless skinks, for example, eat mostly termites. A few species of skinks, including bobtails and sandfish, mix some flowers and grains into their insect diets, and others, such as the prehensile-tailed skink, are strictly vegetarian.
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david manning » info ((at)) animal-ark dot co dot uk
The term vegetarian should never be used to describe any animal other than humans. Animals are Herbivores if they eat plants, vergetarian is a word used to describe the concious decision of an Omnivore to not have meat as part of its diet. It is generally agreed in the medical world that supplements need to taken when one decides to become a vegetarian to replace the minerals and nutrients that would otherwise be obtained through normal ominvorous food intake. A herbivore does not need to take supplements as this is the correct diet.