'Snake-like' skink lizard spotted in Baguio

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'Snake-like' skink lizard spotted in Baguio
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One woman from Baguio City couldn't help but feel terrified when she saw what she thought was a snake slithering on the floor of their office.According to Kuya Kim on "24 Oras," Tuesday, Chin Walcien mistook the creature for a snake, but upon further inspection, realized it had two sets of feet. She surmised it to be around six to 10 inches long, and described it to be brown to black in color.Per Kuya Kim, what she saw was actually a skink lizard.

Herpetologist Arvin Diesmos explained on "24 Oras" that skink lizards are also called earth lizards."'Yung unique na character nitong lizards na ito palaging nasa ilalim ng lupa. In fact, may mga nakita na kami na behavior na para silang lumalangoy sa lupa, para silang mga ahas na rin kung gumalaw," said Diesmos."Isa pang unique na character 'yung bilang ng kanilang mga daliri ay nagbabago.

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