8.5K views · 214 reactions | Have you heard of the blue-tailed skink?...

Unique to Florida, the bluetail mole skink is protected as a Threatened species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Threatened species by Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. The bluetail mole skink is a small lizard that can reach five inches in length. This species has a brownish body with a blue tail, which may become pink or orange when the mole skink gets older or when the tail is regenerated. Bluetail mole skinks have small legs with five toes p

1.2K views · 43 reactions | One of the world’s rarest reptiles, the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink, made its second expedition back to the wild recently after spending 10 years bred safely in captivity. Some 300 skinks were released on the tiny island of Pulu Blan Madar in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands group in March. This follows a similar release the neighbouring island of Pulu Blan in September, where we are happy to report the skinks are now thriving. | Parks Australia | Facebook