Sandplain Comb-eared Skink
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Murray Mallee Region
Sandplain Comb-eared Skink
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Sandplain Comb-eared Skink (Ctenotus schomburgkii)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Family: Skink (Scincidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Sandplain Comb-eared Skink (Ctenotus schomburgkii)
This Photo:     Body close up

Thank you Stephen Fricker for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland and possibly elsewhere
5 fingers & 5 very long toes.
We found many of these on an expedition North of here, with a team of people helping with id's.
Very orange stripes and spots, with a white belly.

Copyright © 2019-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 15-Oct-2019
This species is classed as RA (Rare) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)