Eulamprus tympanum

Southern Water Skink at Paddys River, ACT

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Identification history

Eulamprus tympanum	15 Jan 2019	wombey
Eulamprus heatwolei	14 Jan 2019	wombey
Unverified	14 Jan 2019	Christine

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wombey wrote:

15 Jan 2019

Will, I have said heatwolei but the leading edge of the ear opening is white which suggests tympanum??

WillO wrote:

15 Jan 2019

Yes agreed - this is E. tympanum. Also has that rounder head and no obvious pale stripe along side of head (sun reflecting in one photo obscures this but in second photo the top of the head does not have that pale stripe along outer edge of head above eye). These two species can be hard to identify. WillO.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 Jan 2019 09:06 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Skinks Reptiles and Frogs

Species information

Eulamprus tympanum Scientific name
Southern Water Skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1897.44m Recorded at altitude
75 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Eulamprus tympanum tympanum

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Australian Capital Territory

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