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Sandfish Skink
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Sandfish Skink

Scincus scincus

Scincus scincus (sandfish) is a species of skink that burrows into the sand and swims through it. It is native to north Africa and southwestern Asia, but is also kept as a pet elsewhere.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Sandfish Skink in De medicinali materia libri sex

De medicinali materia libri sex

Dioscorides · 1552 · p.222

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37641.