By Peter Vankevich If you’ve read novels by Carl Hiaasen, you’ve likely come across Skink—his eccentric, one-eyed former governor turned environmental vigilante. While the character is pure fiction, the name itself comes from a very real animal. Skinks are reptiles—members of the lizard family Scincidae—found across the globe, including North Carolina. Unlike Hiaasen’s larger-than-life character, […]
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