Eulamprus heatwolei

Yellow-bellied Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Eulamprus heatwolei	24 Jun 2017	GeoffRobertson
Eulamprus heatwolei	24 Jun 2017	GeoffRobertson
Eulamprus tympanum	17 Feb 2016	GeoffRobertson
Unverified	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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6 Abundance
16 Feb 2016 12:45 PM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Skinks roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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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