Rare Telfair's skink (Leiolopisma telfairii) - a clawed lizard- basking on Ile aux Aigrettes, Mauritius.

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Digital scan from Fujichrome transparency

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Size: 5669px × 3780px
Location: Mauritius
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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