Madagascar Water Skink Lizard - Madascincus melanopleura - Common Madagascar Skink

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Aquarium suitability:

Care level:

Easy with Proper Care

Behavior:

Extreme Friendly

Diet:

Omnivores

Origin:

Madagascar

Manufacturer Name:

FreshMarine

Regular Price:

$179.99

Our Price:

$130.50

You Save:

$49.49 (27.50%)

Stock Code :

lizard-madagascar-water-skink

Madagascar Skink are found quite easily in most of Africa, but in Madagascar some have evolved some really peculiar habits. There are numerous fossorial species (dwelling underground), several leaf-litter swimmers, and even acquatic species. The only ones I was able to photograph, which we found in our bucket traps, were leaf-litter swimmers. Typical of skinks, they show dramatic limb reduction, though unlike species I�ve found before, they have not completely lost any limbs. They also have extremely elongated tails, helping them swim through the undergrowth.

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