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It is a Himalayan ground skink (*Scincella himalayanus*). These harmless lizards are diurnal and insectivorous. They give birth to live 3-5 live young. In the short run, they are useful because they feed on almost any insect they can catch, but they will also defecate and shed their skin in the collection area and when they die they become food sources for collection pests. --John John E. Simmons Museologica 128 E. Burnside Street Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010 simmons.jo...@gmail.com 303-681-5708 www.museologica.com and Adjunct Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University University Park, Pennsylvania and Instructor, Museum Studies School of Library and Information Science Kent State University On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Ann Shaftel <annshaf...@me.com> wrote: > This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. > To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net > To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This was found on the floor of a Himalayan monastery storage room for > sacred art treasures. > What is it? It is approx 3 inches in diameter. > > Thank you, > Ann Shaftel > Currently advising in Himalayan monastery > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to > imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: > "unsubscribe pestlist" > Any problems email l...@zaks.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
