Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

2 Woodland Tussock-skink at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

	Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii	29 Feb 2020	wombey
	Unverified	29 Feb 2020	Christine

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Very timid. Appeared greenish, and "stumpy" (ie shortish tail)

2 comments

WillO wrote:

1 Mar 2020

A good photo that shows the autumn breeding colours on this male . This species mates in autumn. Sperm is stored in internally over winter by the females with fertilization occurring in early spring. Iit is thought that in cold areas this strategy allows females (and males) to just get on with their lives (putting on condition and growing embryos) in spring without having to spend time searching for mates.

Illilanga wrote:

2 Mar 2020

Super photos!

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1 Abundance
29 Feb 2020 01:43 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Scientific name
Woodland Tussock-skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1996.1m Recorded at altitude
218 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Leilopisma entrecasteauxii

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