The uncommon hue is present in skinks that aren’t closely related ... Atlantic—that such a level could kill other animals. “There’s so much green pigment in the blood that it overshadows the brilliant ...

Most skinks have red blood, but a few in the genus Prasinohaema have green blood caused by a build-up of bile waste, called biliverdin. Skinks normally lay eggs, but some in Australia have evolved ...