Legless Skink

                          LEGLESS SKINK

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-     Acontias sp.

OCCURRENCE :-            South Africa , Madagascar

HABITAT :-                   Sandy regions

SIZE :-                          Length 10 cm

FAMILY :-                     Scincidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. Limbless and subterranean , the legless skink have long , cylindrical , smooth-scaled bodies and short tapering tails.
2. The eyes and ears are protected by scales and their lower eyelids have transparent windows to help them see when burrowing without the soil getting into their eyes.
3. They move quickly like a snake on the ground.
4. They mainly feed on insects but may also eat frogs and other invertebrates.
5. Females gives birth to a liter of 3-4 live young.