AC's Herp ID Game :)
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This species was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered less than 10 years ago. It's only found in one location which is on an island in the South Pacific.
Ok, another hint. This species has curved teeth and is more carnivorous than most members in the skink family giving it it's scary common name.
First hint was good enough I just forgot to come back to see what the hint was lol.
Terror Skink
The Terror Skink is a skink only found on the Île des Pins (Isle of Pines) in New Caledonia. Its scientific name is Phoboscincus bocourti.
This species was considered as extinct until December 2003 when a specimen was found by some specialists from the French Natural History Museum (the animal was photographed and filmed before being released). Before it was only known from a single specimen, collected on the same island by Monsieur Balanza in about 1870.
Its teeth are long, curved and sharp, suggesting predatory habits unusual for a large skink; most are omnivorous. Its diet might include larger invertebrates, other lizards, young birds, and eggs. It is about 50 cm long, making it the third largest reptilian predator on the island, the others being a prehistorically extinct land-going crocodile and goanna.
It is probably nocturnal. It may face predation and competition from cats, or the black, brown and Pacific rats that live in some parts of the island
Info taken from Wikepedia
Ok now to find a super hard Herp for you guys and gals.
Terror Skink
The Terror Skink is a skink only found on the Île des Pins (Isle of Pines) in New Caledonia. Its scientific name is Phoboscincus bocourti.
This species was considered as extinct until December 2003 when a specimen was found by some specialists from the French Natural History Museum (the animal was photographed and filmed before being released). Before it was only known from a single specimen, collected on the same island by Monsieur Balanza in about 1870.
Its teeth are long, curved and sharp, suggesting predatory habits unusual for a large skink; most are omnivorous. Its diet might include larger invertebrates, other lizards, young birds, and eggs. It is about 50 cm long, making it the third largest reptilian predator on the island, the others being a prehistorically extinct land-going crocodile and goanna.
It is probably nocturnal. It may face predation and competition from cats, or the black, brown and Pacific rats that live in some parts of the island
Info taken from Wikepedia
Ok now to find a super hard Herp for you guys and gals.
