Eulamprus heatwolei

Yellow-bellied Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT

Eulamprus heatwolei at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Feb 2016
Eulamprus heatwolei at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Feb 2016
Eulamprus heatwolei at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Feb 2016
Eulamprus heatwolei at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Feb 2016
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Identification history

Eulamprus heatwolei 24 Jun 2017 GeoffRobertson
Eulamprus heatwolei 24 Jun 2017 GeoffRobertson
Eulamprus tympanum 17 Feb 2016 GeoffRobertson
Unidentified 17 Feb 2016 roymcd

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Just after the Brolga enclosure at 'The Sanctuary'. An advertised granite outcrop with quite a number of these skinks living amongst the rocks and logs.

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WillO wrote:
   24 Jun 2017
This skink has been incorrectly identified - it is Eulamprus heatwolei. E. tympanum does not have the slightly flattened head profile. It also is (usually) less heavily spotted with dark markings on the top of the head and does not have such a clear pale dorso-lateral "stripe" from above eye to shoulder as this specimen has. These two species can be hard to identify. E. tympanum is not common at Tidbinbilla except high in the mountain range where it occurs only in and near bogs and wet swampy heath-land.

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