This is a picture of the blue-tounged skink.
The animal I have been studying is the blue-tongued skink. It lives in Australia, New Guinnea, and Tasmania.
Skinks have a long tail, black, brown, or gray stripes on its daimond-shaped head. They have short legs, about 5 cm long. The lizards themselves grow to about 60 cm long. Our skink in our classroom eats wet dog food. In the wild, they eat a variety of different insects ranging from worms to crickets.
I researched and found the blue-tongued skink's order and family. Their order is Squamata and their family is Scincidae. One of the things I found interesting about the blue-tongued skink is their way of defending themselves. If a predator tries to attack them by the tail, the tail comes off. Another way of defending is camouflage. That way predators can't see them as well.
I thought up a food web. First comes the cricket. Then the cricket is eaten by the blue-tongued skink. Then the blue-tongued skink can be eaten by a variety of animals including: the hawk, eagle, and vulture.
Blue-tongued skinks live alone. I figure if you live alone you get more food.