The Florida Keys mole skink is one of the rarest and most mysterious of Florida natives. This small, five-inch-long lizard has shiny, armor-like scales, a pinkish-red tail and a brown body. It's a ...

Dr Hoskin said the two unique lizard species made the little-known Scawfell Island "stand out". The newly discovered skink has distinctive orange markings on its sides and lives in rocky ...

The agency also proposed designating more than 150,400 acres of protected critical habitat for the four rare lizards. Three other skink species will not get protection because the Service has deemed ...