Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

As I was busy photographing the flowers of this Cucumis prophetarum, this skink entered the scene and started consuming one flower after another!

Not easy being a juicy flower on Socotra! If a skink doesn’t eat it, a caterpillar might, or a goat!

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

Endemic.

Last updated on 10 April 2023