Saproscincus mustelinus

1 Weasel Skink at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Saproscincus mustelinus	11 Dec 2018	GeoffRobertson
	Saproscincus mustelinus	11 Dec 2018	sho

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Very excited to see this skink in the botanic gardens- new for this location and the 13th report on nature map. Suspect it came in with materials imported into gardens.

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WillO wrote:

11 Dec 2018

Yes - great photo - thanks for submitting it. The ANBG is another new location in Canberra for this little import. One way this species gets to Canberra is with firewood (e.g. they have been found sheltering in cracks in logs brought in for firewood at Aranda) another way is, as you suggest, in horticultural supplies including potted tree ferns, mulch etc. WillO.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.107012 -35.276882
Altitude 580.0m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Dec 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
sho Recorded by
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sho Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Skinks Reptiles and Frogs

Species information

Saproscincus mustelinus Scientific name
Weasel Skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1424.5m Recorded at altitude
164 images trained Machine learning

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