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Also Known As	Scincidae

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Emoia caeruleocauda, the Pacific bluetail skink, with a bright blue tail and striped body, stands on a piece of dark wood with blurred mushrooms in the background.

Broad-headed skink (Plestiodon laticeps).

snake-eyed skink

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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