Sandfish -Dubai
- 3 years ago
Scientific Name- Scincus mitranus
Adapted to live in soft sand, similarly to the sand boa, it has smooth shiny scales and a wedge shaped head that enables the Sand Fish to swim through the soft sand of its preferred sandy dune habitat. It also has vertical black bars on its sides which are a distinguishing feature when compared to the similar sand skink (Scincus scincus conirostris) that also occurs in the UAE. Unlike many reptiles the Sand Fish will bear live young. Still sort after by Bedouin as a delicacy, the head and tail are cut off and the body cooked in coals.
Adapted to live in soft sand, similarly to the sand boa, it has smooth shiny scales and a wedge shaped head that enables the Sand Fish to swim through the soft sand of its preferred sandy dune habitat. It also has vertical black bars on its sides which are a distinguishing feature when compared to the similar sand skink (Scincus scincus conirostris) that also occurs in the UAE. Unlike many reptiles the Sand Fish will bear live young. Still sort after by Bedouin as a delicacy, the head and tail are cut off and the body cooked in coals.