Morethia boulengeri
Boulenger's Skink at Red Hill, ACT
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| Morethia boulengeri | GeoffRobertson | 5 Nov 2015 | |
| Pseudemoia spenceri | roymcd | 3 Nov 2015 |
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6 comments
4 Nov 2015
I'm an amateur so 'Spencer's Skink' is my best guess, but really I could be way off.... The skink was a bit longer than my hand (wrist to middle finger) to give a rough impression on its size, so maybe 6-7-8 inches long as rough estimate.
Kind regards, Roy :-)
Kind regards, Roy :-)
4 Nov 2015
Roy it will be great to have a record of the lizards on Red Hill, so don't worry about not knowing what species it is you can always select the "I don't know" option and Geoff will do the ID for us. That is what Canberra Nature Map is all about. The Key is to provide side-on head shots, shots of the feet and toes and an overall body shot - as you have done - thanks for this
6 Nov 2015
Congrats ROY, this is a new species for CNM. I have not seen this before and I had to go to John Wombey for an ID. Geoff
6 Nov 2015
Dear Geoff Robertson, Michael Mulvaney and John Wombey, my personal thanks for your interest and kind support, a very interesting and exciting result for Canberra Nature Map.
Kind regards, Roy :-)
Kind regards, Roy :-)
6 Nov 2015
Would this be the same Boulengers skink we recorded on Mt Taylor as part of reptile survey with Will Osborne in 2011? will dig out the photos
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117303-35.328291
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2015 03:54 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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Species information
- Morethia boulengeri Scientific name
- Boulenger's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.55m Recorded at altitude
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