Tree Skink: S2, dorsal

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia)

Order:

Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)

Family:

Skink (Scincidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Tree Skink (Egernia striolata)

This Photo:

🔍S2, dorsal🔎

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

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Flinders Ranges, Riverland and possibly elsewhere
5 fingers & 5 toes.
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.

Similar Species: White's Skink (Liopholis whitii)

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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