Sandplain Comb-eared Skink: Profile

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:

Profile

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.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

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

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