Eulamprus tympanum
Southern Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT
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| Eulamprus tympanum | wombey | 15 Feb 2016 | |
| Eulamprus tympanum | KenT | 14 Feb 2016 |
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3 comments
15 Feb 2016
I assume these are all photos of a single animal. It is amazing how different photos of the same animal result in such a variation.
15 Feb 2016
Ah yes, should have mentioned each image is likely to be of a different individual. It got a bit hard to keep track of them as they were chasing each other around a bit. I hadn't set the time on the camera correctly but they were recorded early in the morning, so I had wondered if the colour variation was down to the individuals wanting to warm up to being hot enough?
15 Feb 2016
In two of these images you can clearly see the pale anterior edge to the ear opening which confirms tympanum. A clear side shot of the head is a great help here.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.929472-35.508833
- Maps Gibraltar Pines
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2016 12:00 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
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Species information
- Eulamprus tympanum Scientific name
- Southern Water Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1897.44m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eulamprus tympanum tympanum
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