Eulamprus tympanum

Southern Water Skink at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW

Eulamprus tympanum at Kosciuszko National Park, NSW - 27 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Eulamprus tympanum 8 Mar 2019 WillO
Unidentified 8 Mar 2019 AndrewCB

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2 comments

WillO wrote:
   8 Mar 2019
A good record. This species can easily be mistaken for the more widespread E. heatwolei. In this case the pale bar in front of the ear opening helps to id it.
AndrewCB wrote:
   8 Mar 2019
Thanks very much!

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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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