STRIPED SKINK Manicola guaporicola
Skinks are a distinctive almost cosmopolitan family of cylindrical bodied or slightly flattened lizards. This is a large but uncommonly encountered nocturnal species of arid grasslands. It can be instantly distinguished from the other Paraguayan species by the orange stain around the lips.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPREP834PH) Adult lateral, Chaco Lodge, Departamento Presidente Hayes (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPREP835PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) head detail (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPREP836PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) head detail (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPREP837PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) dorsal (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPREP838PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) dorsal detail (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPREP839PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) dorsal head (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPREP840PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) ventral head (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPREP841PH) Same individual as (FPREP834PH) ventral (JP Brouard September 2013 - Para La Tierra).
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