{"id":19596,"date":"2024-01-22T05:41:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19596"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:08:20","slug":"skink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/skink\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Skink?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why in the news?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The researchers have named the new genus as &#8216;Dravidoseps&#8217;, a combination of the Sanskrit words &#8216;Dravid&#8217; and \u2018Seps&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>This genus \u2018Dravidoseps\u2019 is distinct from the genus \u2018Subdoluseps\u2019, as it gives birth to its young\u2014instead of laying eggs.<\/li>\n<li>All the five newly discovered species are from the state of Tamil Nadu, and have been named as:\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Dravidoseps gingeeensis\u2019 (from the Gingee Hills),<\/li>\n<li>Dravidoseps jawadhuensis\u2019 (Jawadhu Hills),<\/li>\n<li>Dravidoseps kalakadensis\u2019 (Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve),<\/li>\n<li>Dravidoseps srivilliputhurensis\u2019 (Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve)<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Dravidoseps tamilnaduensis\u2019 (Kolli, Pachaimalai and Yercaud Hills).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Skink<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Skink is the common name for the lizards that comprise the\u00a0family Scincidae.<\/li>\n<li>It is typically smooth and shiny with\u00a0small or rudimentary legs.<\/li>\n<li>It is a type\u00a0of reptile that has been around since the\u00a0time of the dinosaurs.<\/li>\n<li>They are mostly secretive ground dwellers or burrowers.<\/li>\n<li>Skinks are highly alert, agile and fast moving and actively forage for a variety of insects and small invertebrates.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Habitat: They can be found in a variety of habitats,\u00a0from deserts to rainforests, and are well-known for their ability to camouflage with their surroundings.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Distribution: These are represented throughout most of the world but are especially diverse in\u00a0Southeast Asia and its associated islands, the deserts of\u00a0Australia, and the\u00a0temperate regions of North America.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Reptiles?<\/h3>\n<p>Reptiles are cold-blooded vertebrates. (Vertebrates have backbones.) They have dry skin covered with scales or bony plates and usually lay soft-shelled eggs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/science\/researches-discover-5-new-species-of-reptiles-that-give-birth-to-their-young-ones-2858121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Researches discover 5 new species of reptiles that give birth to their young ones<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skink  is the common name for the lizards that comprise the family Scincidae.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}