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Fire skink
The fire skink (''Lepidothyris fernandi''), also known as the true fire skink or Togo fire skink, is a fairly large skink, a type of lizard. They are a beautiful species known for their bright and vivid coloration. Native to tropical forests in Western Africa, they live fifteen to twenty years. This species is a diurnal lizard that love to burrow and hide. They are relatively shy and reclusive, but may grow to become tame in captivity. ==Taxonomy== Historically, the fire skink has been placed in several different genera and was until recently placed in ''Riopa'' together with several skinks from southeast Asia. While these are superficially similar to the African fire skink, they are closer to some other Asian skinks, resulting in their move to ''Lygosoma''. The fire skink is not closely related to other skinks and belongs to the genus ''Lepidothyris''.〔Wagner, Bôhme, Pauwels & Schmitz (2009). ''A review of the African red–flanked skinks of the Lygosoma fernandi (BURTON, 1836) species group (Squamata: Scincidae) and the role of climate change in their speciation.'' Zootaxa 2050: 1-30.〕 However, a review of the taxonomy of the fire skink did reveal that it, as traditionally defined, actually consists of three separate species. This essentially limits true ''L. fernandi'' to tropical Western Africa, while population in Central and East Africa are ''L. hinkeli'' and ''L. striatus''.〔
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