skink 
alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide • Syn: scincid, scincid lizard • Hypernyms: lizard • Hyponyms: western skink, Eumeces skiltonianus, mountain skink, Eumeces callicephalus • Member Holonyms: Scincidae, family Scincidae
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