Partitioning a database improves performance and simplifies maintenance. By splitting a large table into smaller, individual tables, queries that access only a fraction of the data can run faster because there is less data to scan.
skinks and lizards are similar skinks are smaller -----> the shingle back lizard ( gilla monster ) is t a poisonous skink that lives in the australian outback.
A skink is a type of reptile that is in the largest group of lizards in the world. Skinks can be found on all continents except for Antarctica. In fact, five out of the nine lizards native to Virginia are skinks, and they are all similar in appearance. Because they are smooth and shiny, they are often mistaken for salamanders. However, salamanders are amphibians that do not have scales covering their body or claws on their feet like reptiles.