Pseudemoia spenceri
Spencer's Skink at Cotter River, ACT
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| Pseudemoia spenceri | wombey | 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Pseudemoia spenceri | wombey | 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Pseudemoia spenceri | Tapirlord | 14 Oct 2020 |
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6 comments
14 Oct 2020
Cool, I would be interested to hear your reasoning so that I can better identify this species in the future :). What lead to my suggestion of P Spenceri was the pale lateral dorsal lateral stripes and the dotted back pattern.
14 Oct 2020
You are correct. These are Pseudomoia spenceri. For the reasons you mentioned also looking morphologically quite different to entrecastauxii.
15 Oct 2020
The other thing to remember with spenceri is that they are out and about on tree trunks and rocks, behaving more like Cryptoblepharus than other members of their genus
15 Oct 2020
I agree with Brian that it is Spencers. I found the images hard to make out, and it was difficult to see the patterns on their back. It is true that they are behaving like Spencers, a species with which I am quite familiar.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.777981-35.491538
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 7 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2020 10:17 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Species information
- Pseudemoia spenceri Scientific name
- Spencer's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1853.4m Recorded at altitude
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