Eulamprus heatwolei
Yellow-bellied Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT
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| Eulamprus heatwolei | GeoffRobertson | 24 Jun 2017 | |
| Eulamprus heatwolei | GeoffRobertson | 24 Jun 2017 | |
| Eulamprus tympanum | GeoffRobertson | 17 Feb 2016 | |
| Unverified | roymcd | 17 Feb 2016 |
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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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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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.906956-35.467026
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2016 12:45 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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Species information
- Eulamprus heatwolei Scientific name
- Yellow-bellied Water Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1619.1m Recorded at altitude
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