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Lampropholis guichenoti

Common Garden Skink at Cotter River, ACT

Lampropholis guichenoti at Cotter River, ACT - 5 Apr 2017
Lampropholis guichenoti at Cotter River, ACT - 5 Apr 2017
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Identification history

Lampropholis guichenoti 10 Apr 2017 GeoffRobertson
Lampropholis guichenoti 9 Apr 2017 SWishart

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User's notes

This one was using the bolt hole in a step on Stockyard Spur track. While on his/her own, I saw a number of similar skinks over the 2 km of the track

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Nearby sightings

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Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Mar 2023 by SWishart Erythraeidae (family) (Erythraeid mite) at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Dec 2022 by patrickcox Jotus frosti (Frost's jumping spider) at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Dec 2022 by patrickcox Ranunculus scapiger at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen Viola betonicifolia subsp. betonicifolia (Arrow-Leaved Violet) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen Coprosma hirtella (Currant Bush) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen Olearia lirata (Snowy Daisybush) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen Morchella elata group (Morel) at Cotter River, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by PennyD Veronica derwentiana subsp. derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell) at Cotter River, ACT - 27 Dec 2021 by Ned_Johnston Oenosandra boisduvalii (Boisduval's Autumn Moth) at Cotter River, ACT - 8 Mar 2021 by JohnBundock Veronica derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell) at Cotter River, ACT - 31 Dec 2020 by Jubeyjubes Lampropholis guichenoti (Common Garden Skink) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Dec 2018 by JohnBundock Anthelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear) at Cotter River, ACT - 6 Feb 2018 by SWishart Opsirhina albigutta (Opsirhina albigutta) at Cotter River, ACT - 5 Apr 2017 by SWishart
Trachymela sp. (genus) (Brown button beetle) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Mar 2023 by SWishart
Erythraeidae (family) (Erythraeid mite) at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Dec 2022 by patrickcox
Jotus frosti (Frost's jumping spider) at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Dec 2022 by patrickcox
Ranunculus scapiger at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen
Viola betonicifolia subsp. betonicifolia (Arrow-Leaved Violet) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen
Coprosma hirtella (Currant Bush) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen
Olearia lirata (Snowy Daisybush) at Cotter River, ACT - 30 Nov 2022 by RAllen
Morchella elata group (Morel) at Cotter River, ACT - 18 Oct 2022 by PennyD
Veronica derwentiana subsp. derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell) at Cotter River, ACT - 27 Dec 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Oenosandra boisduvalii (Boisduval's Autumn Moth) at Cotter River, ACT - 8 Mar 2021 by JohnBundock
Veronica derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell) at Cotter River, ACT - 31 Dec 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Lampropholis guichenoti (Common Garden Skink) at Cotter River, ACT - 7 Dec 2018 by JohnBundock
Anthelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified anthelid moth or Australian woolly bear) at Cotter River, ACT - 6 Feb 2018 by SWishart
Opsirhina albigutta (Opsirhina albigutta) at Cotter River, ACT - 5 Apr 2017 by SWishart

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Species information

  • Lampropholis guichenoti Scientific name
  • Common Garden Skink Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 5 Apr 2017 01:45 PM Recorded on
  • SWishart Recorded by

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