Morethia boulengeri

Boulenger's Skink at Red Hill, ACT

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Identification history

	Morethia boulengeri	5 Nov 2015	GeoffRobertson
	Pseudemoia spenceri	3 Nov 2015	roymcd

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6 comments

roymcd wrote:

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 :-)

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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

GeoffRobertson wrote:

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

roymcd wrote:

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 :-)

George wrote:

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

GeoffRobertson wrote:

6 Nov 2015

Same species, yes. More photos would be good.

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1 Abundance
1 Nov 2015 03:54 PM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Skinks roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Morethia boulengeri Scientific name
Boulenger's Skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 822.55m Recorded at altitude
164 images trained Machine learning

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