Black-throated monitor
Varanus albugularis microstictus
Fire skink
Lepidothyris fernandi
Like most skinks, the Fire skink is a burrowing animal that spends most of its time in the soil searching for prey. Its cylindrical body and its very smooth scales allow it to move easily inside the forest litter. If you want to see it, be patient and watchful : it sometimes comes out to hunt insects on the surface.
Habitat
Moist forest soils and litter
Feed
Various insects, worms, slugs, snails
Classification
Class
Reptiles
Scientific Name
Lepidothyris fernandi
Conservation status
UICN : Not threatened
Some Figures
Size
Length : 25 to 35 cm
Weight
80 to 130 g
Life Expectancy
12 to 20 years
Incubation
35 to 50 days
4 to 6 eggs
Discover Also
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Atheris squamigera
Common flat-tail gecko
Uroplatus fimbriatus
West African Slender-snout Crocodile
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Nile monitor
Varanus niloticus
African spurred tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata