Skinks Found Only in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Threatened by Introduced Predators, Habitat Destruction
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petitiontoday seeking Endangered Species Act protection for nine newly identified species of skinks found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. These rare lizards with smooth skins are on the knife’s edge of extinction due to introduced predators and habitat destruction. Reptiles around the globe are…
