Eulamprus heatwolei

Yellow-bellied Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Eulamprus heatwolei	2 Jan 2018	WillO
Eulamprus heatwolei	1 Jan 2018	wombey
Unverified	1 Jan 2018	Christine

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User's notes

Looks rather chubby. Probably E. Heatwolei, but I am not certain. Saw about 5 or 6 similar skinks through the day, but as not certain of all of their ids will leave abundance at 1-3.

3 comments

WillO wrote:

2 Jan 2018

That is a big female - full of babies! This is a viviparous species and now is about the time they give birth to the young skinks.

wombey wrote:

3 Jan 2018

Wiil, I left these three records for you to confirm they are heatwolei. I thought they were but just asking you to check.

WillO wrote:

3 Jan 2018

Yes - checked those - all were heatwolei as you suggested John. Cheers Will

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
27 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Reptiles and Frogs Skinks Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
428 images trained Machine learning

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