Socotra Skink (Trachylepis socotrana)

As I was busy photographing the flowers of a Cucumis prophetarum, this Socotra skink (Trachylepis socotrana) 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 8 November 2024