The Wildebeest's guide to South Africa

Rainbow Skink

Rainbow Skink

Photo © Steven Herbert

The Rainbow Skink is also sometimes called the Rainbow Rock Skink.

Males have a reddish tail and pale blue spots on their bodies. Females are more striped and have an electric blue tail.

Interestingly the body of males is slightly smaller, but they have longer tails with the result being that they are similar in total length.

They are found around rocks in savanna and bushveld.

The Rainbow Skink feeds on ants, termites and other insects.

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