the difference between a salamander and a skink
Best Answer: Skinks are lizards while salamanders are amphibians. Skinks will have visible scales and dry skin. Salamanders, however, will not have visible scales and are often slimy and wet. A salamander is a small lizard-like amphibian with porous scaleless skin. A skink is a reptile with shiny, smooth scales. Salamanders, are amphibians, which live half their life in water and the other half out of the water. Lizards are reptiles, majority being land animals and will lay in a puddle of water to cool off or help loosen their skin during shedding.