Other lizards
Skinks
This category contains guides for Blue-tongued skink, Schneider’s skink, African fire skink, Indonesian blue-tongued skink, Pink-tongued skink, Sandfish skink, Red-eyed crocodile skink. Each guide states its exact species or group scope; this category does not cover every member of the wider group.
7 care guides in this collection
LizardsBlue-tongued skink
Tiliqua scincoides
Blue-tongued skinks are sturdy, inquisitive foragers, but you need to identify the subspecies before choosing heat and humidity settings.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Around 15–20 years, with longer lives reported
LizardsSchneider’s skink
Eumeces schneiderii
Schneider’s skinks burrow and suit patient keepers who can maintain live feeders and a stable, varied ground habitat.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Fifteen years or more is reported.
LizardsAfrican fire skink
Mochlus fernandi
Build a deep, sheltered soil habitat for an African fire skink, with measured heat, voluntary light and a varied invertebrate menu.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Plan for a decade or more
LizardsIndonesian blue-tongued skink
Tiliqua gigas
Confirm the Indonesian blue-tongued skink’s identity, then plan a broad, furnished home with its own humidity, thermal and feeding requirements.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Prepare for a commitment of many years
LizardsPink-tongued skink
Cyclodomorphus gerrardii
Prepare connected branches, sheltered soil and a realistic mollusk menu for a pink-tongued skink, with measured warmth and hydration.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Plan for a decade or more
LizardsSandfish skink
Scincus scincus
Plan a confirmed sandfish skink’s deep freely burrowable sand, measured surface-and-depth thermal choices, cultured prey and quiet observation.
Researched care guide · Some experience
Prepare for care lasting around a decade
LizardsRed-eyed crocodile skink
Tribolonotus gracilis
Give a red-eyed crocodile skink quiet covered routes, fresh humid refuges and shallow water while preserving a cool retreat.
Researched care guide · Experienced keeper
Plan for many years of quiet care
Check the guide before planning a setup.
Open the matching care article to check its scope, follow its sources and start the animal’s setup checklist. Each article identifies any care decisions that still need individual assessment.