RMA3XNJK–zoology / animals, reptiles, Skinks, Sandfish, (Scincus scincus), in the desert, in shadow, close-up, distribution: North Africa
RME5CRE4–Sandfish (Scincus scincus) is a species of skink that burrows into the sand and swims through it. It is native to north Africa a
RMBD01E4–Common Skink / sandfish in sand / Scincus scincus
RFJ5C07G–scincus or sandfish
RMF87HPT–Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus (officinal scink, Lacerta scincus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801.
RMW7PG1B–Sandfish (Scincus albifasciatus) burrowing under sand, Erg Chigaga, Morocco
RM2A77FA9–Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus 1, sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, male 2, female 3, and roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798.
RF2B8TJTR–Desert sandfish (scincus, common skink) at the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in Merzouga, Morocco
RMHHBEG3–Eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus 1, European green lizard, Lacerta viridis 2, and sandfish or skink, Scincus scincus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Dequevauvilliers after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard Germain de Lacepede's Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fish and Cetaceans, Eymery, Paris, 1825.
RMPFT9XN–Sand fish (Scincus scincus)
RF2JBP30N–Various lizards (Lacertidae). Publication of the book 'Meyers Konversations-Lexikon', Volume 2, Leipzig, Germany, 1910
RME593DY–Nuremberg, Germany. 23rd July, 2014. A sandfish, a species of skink, dives into the sand in the new 'Bionicum' in the Tiergarten in Nuremberg, Germany, 23 July 2014. Scientists try to recreate muscles artificially to make robots lighter and more agile. In the new permanent exhibition 'Bionicum' visitors are shown how often engineers are inspired by nature. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa/Alamy Live News
RMPFD20W–Sandfish, part of Skink family, long chisel-shaped snout for digging sand, red colour matching Arabian desert sands for camouflage, long smooth streamlined body, fringed toes.
RMP7DFBP–Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus (officinal scink, Lacerta scincus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801.
RM2AEGFX8–Sandfish (Scincus scincus) is a species of skink that burrows into the sand and swims through it. It is native to north Africa and southwestern Asia.
RFJ5C07H–scincus or sandfish (2)
RMW7PG2N–Bedouin preparing sandfish (Scincus albifasciatus) to eat, Erg Chigaga, Morocco
RF2B8TK59–Footprints, tracks of a desert sandfish (scincus, common skink) at the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in Merzouga, Morocco
RMHHB8P5–Eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus 1, European green lizard, Lacerta viridis 2, and sandfish or skink, Scincus scincus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Dequevauvilliers after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard Germain de Lacepede's Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fish and Cetaceans, Eymery, Paris, 1825.
RM2WJ006X–Sandfish skink, common sandfish or common skink, Scincus scincus. With large succulent plant, mosque and minaret in the background. Le scinque, Scincus officinalis. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alexandre Manceau after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Bernard Germain de Lacepede’s Histoire Naturelle de Lacepede, comprenant les cetaces, les quadrupedes ovipares, les serpents et les poissons, Furne et Cie, Paris, 1847.
RMC43H5W–Western green lizard and sandfish skink
RMB5EFKM–Sandfish
RME593F7–Nuremberg, Germany. 23rd July, 2014. A sandfish, a species of skink, is held in the new 'Bionicum' in the Tiergarten in Nuremberg, Germany, 23 July 2014. When in danger, it dives into the sand without losing the shine on its scales. Materials like glass are made dull in raw sand. In the new permanent exhibition 'Bionicum' visitors are shown how often engineers are inspired by nature. Photo: Daniel Karmann/dpa/Alamy Live News
RMP6HB4R–Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus 1, sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, male 2, female 3, and roughtail rock agama, Laudakia stellio 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1798.
RMP9G89R–Eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus 1, European green lizard, Lacerta viridis 2, and sandfish or skink, Scincus scincus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Dequevauvilliers after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Bernard Germain de Lacepede's Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fish and Cetaceans, Eymery, Paris, 1825.
RMP554M7–Sandfish skink, Scincus scincus. Engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodder's 'The Naturalist's Miscellany' 1812. Most of the 1,064 illustrations of animals, birds, insects, crustaceans, fishes, marine life and microscopic creatures for the Naturalist's Miscellany were drawn by George Shaw, Frederick Nodder and Richard Nodder, and engraved and published by the Nodder family. Frederick drew and engraved many of the copperplates until his death around 1800, and son Richard (17741823) was responsible for the plates signed RN or RP
RMPPFF9X–Western green lizard, lezard verd, lezard vert, and sandfish skink, scinque des boutiques, scinque des sables, Scincus scincus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's 'Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles' 1816-1830. The volumes on fish and reptiles were edited by Hippolyte Cloquet, natural historian and doctor of medicine. Illustration by J.G. Pretre, engraved by David, directed by Turpin, and published by F. G. Levrault. Jean Gabriel Pretre (17801845) was painter of natural history at Empress Josephine's zoo and later became artist to the Museum of Natural History.
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