Have You Seen This Lizard?

Need help solving this crossword? Learn more about skinks as Professor Barry Mins studies kinds that may have been on the Ark.

Lepidothyris fernandi, Fire Skink
User:Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

1. There are over 1,500 _______ in this kind.
2. Some of these lizards are commonly sold as ____.
3. This kind has a varied ____.
4. Some species eat ______ while others prefer insect larva or beetles.
5. One species even has a _________ tail that curls like a monkey's tail!
6. Some lizards have a ______ instinct, which means they are able to find their way home over long distances.
7. They are active during the ___.
8. These lizards love to bask in the ________.
9. The female skink’s ______ system is reduced during pregnancy, to protect her babies.
10. In some cases, the _______ will care for their young.
11. ______ are found worldwide where it is warm.
12. Some skinks lay ____ while others give birth to live young.

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