Reptile
Blue-tongued skink
The blue-tongued skink is a reptile.
Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ). CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Unusual but true
It flashes a bright blue tongue when something gets too close.
Where it lives
Blue-tongued skinks live in Australia.
What it eats
A skink eats snails, insects, and fruit.
How big
About as long as a cat.
Places: Grassland, Forest