They start hissing at predators when they try to attack the blue-tongued skink. Every year they walk for miles to find their mate. They live alone, not in groups. The life span was not recorded , but in the classroom they live up to twenty to thirty years of age. The blue-tongued skink gives birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.
Skinks lack the ability to change colors.
They are easily tamed pets. The blue-tongued skink is one of the most well known skinks. This Skink has just shed.