Look closer, scales are a type of insect, and a pest to trees. They look like scales hence the name. follow the provided link
SKINK....telegraph crossword?
I'd say no. Rabbits have four limbs, external ears and fur. Snakes have scales, no ears and no limbs.
skink - alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide. FHRP
they attract each other causing friction
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Scales are the fishes protection and they serve the same/similar purposes as fur or hair in mammals. The fins are used for balance, propulsion/locomotion and display as are the limbs in mammals
Pangolins have scales that cover every thing except the belly, snout, eyes, ears and undersides of the limbs. The scales are made from the same substance as that in the hairs and fingernails. They are an unusual lizard. It has a long tail. It is brown.
they attract each other causing friction
The tree you are referring to is likely a birch tree. Birch trees have distinctive white bark on their limbs and a darker brown bark at the base of the tree.
No. Fish breathe through gills and have scaly skin. They have fins and no true limbs. Amphibians breathe throgh gills during development stage then convert tro lungs. Most then grow limbs and have naked (no scales) skin. Examples of amphibians are frogs, newts, salamanders and toads.
When both limbs remain horizontal, the fold is called a recumbent fold. This type of fold indicates a significant amount of compressional stress in the rock layers, causing them to deform in this manner.
8 major limbs