Lizard Identification: Skink vs Gecko

Other Cool Creatures
Written By Kim Manunui

In New Zealand, we have two types of native lizards, skinks and geckos.

What is the difference between a skink and a gecko?

Skinks are slender with sleek bodies, narrow heads, no neck and small eyes (like little snakes with legs!). They have eyelids and blink to clean their eyes.

Skinks have tight shiny skin with scales, like fish scales. They shed their skin in small pieces.

Geckos are broader and have loose velvety skin, that they shed in large pieces, or even in one big piece.

Geckos don’t have eyelids but instead have a transparent scale covering their eye. They lick their eyeballs to keep them clean!

Try this interactive Venn diagram activity comparing gecko and skink traits (from Science Learning Hub)!

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