Emerald Tree Skink
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Adult emerald tree skinks are agile, arboreal skinks found in tropical forests, coconut groves, and disturbed habitats across parts of Southeast Asia and the Pacific. They eat insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates, often chasing prey along trunks and branches with quick, sure-footed movements. Adults bask openly but flee rapidly into vegetation or crevices when threatened. Their vivid emerald coloration is a notable adaptation for life among leaves, making a fast-moving lizard suddenly vanish into green cover.
- Type
- Swift
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
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- Emerald Tree Skink