Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

Woodland Tussock-skink at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

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Identification history

	Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii	8 Mar 2019	GeoffRobertson
	Unidentified	8 Mar 2019	AndrewCB

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7 comments

WillO wrote:

9 Mar 2019

Good clear photograph but we will not be able to identify this skink from this angle - it most likely is Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Several other similar species in this area have "windows" in the lower eyelid. Do you have any more photos of this individual.

AndrewCB wrote:

9 Mar 2019

Thanks! I don’t have any other pictures of this individual unfortunately. I took this photo due to the orange circle behind the lizard’s left front leg.

GeoffRobertson wrote:

9 Mar 2019

Will, for me the mouth scales and red around the shoulder seem pretty convincing. GR

WillO wrote:

9 Mar 2019

Hi again- the orange circle is in fact a bunch of red mites - so it is not a breeding colour. Still need to rule out P. pagenstecheri and less likely Acritoscincus duperreyi.

wombey wrote:

9 Mar 2019

Yes the mites in the arm pit is a trap for young players! If you plan to photograph hand held specimens you need to show a few more angles. Skinks are hard enough to id at the best of times.

AndrewCB wrote:

25 Mar 2019

Thanks for the advice re multiple angles for photos - will keep that in mind in future!

wombey wrote:

26 Mar 2019

At least the top of the head (close up) so we can see the frontoparietals

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Jan 2019 02:32 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Scientific name
Woodland Tussock-skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 1996.1m Recorded at altitude
213 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Leilopisma entrecasteauxii

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