There are times when Thailand can seem like paradise of exotic wildlife, but there are also plenty of times – in any oil palm or rubber plantation – when it seems like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It’s fun to know the names some of the birds and beasts you might see in your garden every day.
Starting with an easy 10… Let’s look at four birds.
Many-lined sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata)
You definitely have many many-lined sun skinks in your garden, and the first time you saw one, you perhaps thought it was snake. You’ll see them basking in the sun but mostly they hide out in leaf litter.
That rustling noise you hear is probably a skink, not a coiling cobra. And the dead or dying lizard your cat brings home probably is too. Skinks help to get down garden pest like voracious giant snails, scorpions and centipedes. If you don’t want snails, get more skinks.