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Hot: 27 to 29 °C
Cold: 14 to 16 °C
250 to 400 USD
5 to 10 PSI
Jump: 0.4-1 Feet
Run: 2-3 Miles per hour (3-5 km/h)
Animal Type: Carnivores
The Shanghai exquisite skink, or Chinese forest skink (Plestiodon elegans), is a kind of lizard that is native to the Shanghai area and the remainder of eastern China. This species of skink is as graceful as its name implies; it has glossy, silky scales and bright coloring that ranges from brown to olive green.
Skinks like these like to congregate in wooded regions, where they find plenty of shelter from low vegetation and leaf litter. For the most part, they keep to themselves while they hunt for tiny invertebrates like spiders, earthworms, and insects.
A fascinating lizard species native to eastern China, the Shanghai elegant skink (Plestiodon elegans) is native to the Shanghai area. With its elegant appearance—defined by smooth, glossy scales and a remarkable color gamut ranging from earthy browns to vivid olive greens—the term "elegans" is fitting.
Living in woodlands and thriving among leaf litter and sparse vegetation, this skink species—also called the Chinese skink or the Chinese forest skink—holds a key position within its environment.