Malagasy Giant Water Skink
Amphiglossus reticulatus
IUCN red list status:
Least Concern
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The Malagasy Giant Water Skink is from North-West Madagascar.
They eat small invertebrates, especially crustaceans like crabs.
They usually lay 2-4 eggs with fully formed young inside! The eggs then hatch after a short period of only 1-2 weeks.
The Malagasy Giant Water Skink's lifespan is currently unknown.
Malagasy Giant Water Skink
About the Malagasy Giant Water Skink
These cylindrical, shiny-scaled, blunt-headed skinks are native to North-West Madagascar, with a diet consisting of primarily small invertebrates such as crabs.
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This is a shy, mostly nocturnal species that can sometimes be visible in the day either basking or at the entrance to its burrow