Green Prasinohaemus skink eating an insect. Interesting fact: The oxygen carrying molecule in this lizard's blood is copper based, rather than iron based (hence the Latin genus name). Its blood is green.

 

Image ID: west-papua_0625 | Year photographed: 2010

Tags: indonesia | wildlife | herps | reptiles | lizards | skinks | animals eating other animals | arfak mountains | new guinea | west papua province

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Country: Indonesia Location: New Guinea West Papua

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