Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi
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Voeltzkow’s Snake-eyed Skink
These skinks live on coastal rocks, and climb down into the intertidal zone to eat bugs and fish (!) when the tide is low. There must be some very small fish around the coast of Madagascar.
Thanks to Frank for venturing out onto the beach and past the quite persistent local sellers to find this skink.
Here is a list of all the reptiles and frogs I saw on this 2023 trip to Madagascar.
Online references:
- Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi account on The Reptile Database
- Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi account on iNaturalist
Printed references:
- Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2007. A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, Third Edition