Tree Skink
Dorsal
Murray Mallee Region
Tree Skink
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Tree Skink (Egernia striolata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Family: Skink (Scincidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Tree Skink (Egernia striolata)
This Photo:     Head

Thank you Asimakis Patitsas & David Muirhead for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Flinders Ranges, Riverland and possibly elsewhere
One of these was found on an expedition North of here, with a team of people helping with id's.
A large, robust skink with subtle patterns.
5 fingers & 5 toes

Copyright © 2019-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 13-Oct-2019
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)