Bermuda Rock Skink
The Bermuda Skink or Rock Lizard (Plestiodon longirostris, formerly Eumeces longirostris) is the only endemic terrestrial vertebrate animal of the Bermudas (ignoring marine turtles and the terrapins found in brackish ponds ). It is a relatively large skink (a kind of lizard): adults reach an average snout-to-vent length of about 8 cm (a bit more than 3 inches).
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