Skink lizards are classified as omnivores because they feed on various insects, plants, and fruits for their survival. Some species of skinks are herbivores because they feed only on plants. Skink lizards are non-venomous, and they don’t harm any human.

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It is said that there are about 1275 species of skink lizards that are widely distributed in the world. They are mostly found in Southeast Asia and its islands. They are also found in temperate regions of North America and in the desert of Australia. Skink lizards are found in a variety of habitats such as in mountains, forests, rocky areas, agricultural areas, wetlands, and much more. They normally dig the ground and burrow in the sand.

The average size of a skink lizard is 12cm and some can grow up to 35cm. The average weight of a skink lizard is 490grams. A skink lizard can live for 10 to 20 years.

Insects and bugs

Skink lizards feed on a variety of insects and bugs. They can eat caterpillars of moths and butterflies. They also eat spiders, termites, and ticks. They can eat millipedes, copepods, isopods, beetles, and their larvae. They also consume snails and also prey on small vertebrates like small lizards, small fishes, frogs, and young mice. Skink lizards can eat grasshoppers and crickets in large quantities.

Skinks eat their food after every two to three days. They also drink water after one to two days. 

At night, skinks prefer to live on the trees, and they consume leaves at night. They don’t eat any invertebrates or vertebrates at night.

Plants and vegetation

About 40% to 60% of a skink diet contains fruits, plants, and vegetables. Skink lizards eat leafy green vegetables like spinach, lettuce, cabbage, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, and potatoes. Skink lizards also eat turnip greens, collard greens, carrots, mustard greens, peas, squash, dandelion leaves, flowers, green beans, broccoli, and kale.

Skink lizards eat fruits such as apples, peaches, bananas, grapes, berries, and many others.