Eulamprus tympanum

Southern Water Skink at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Eulamprus tympanum	15 Oct 2020	WillO
Eulamprus tympanum	15 Oct 2020	WillO
Eulamprus heatwolei	15 Oct 2020	Tapirlord

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It was hiding near its home stream close to the summit of mt Gingera. It didn't feel like posing for a photo so this is best I could get, is possible to identify on back markings alone?

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WillO wrote:

15 Oct 2020

This is Eulamprus tympanum. A good record. E. heatwolei does not occur at that high elevation. Gets up to about 1200 m along the Brindabella Range. Considerable care is required to separate these two species.

Tapirlord wrote:

15 Oct 2020

Cool, thanks for the ID and explanation, the marshland up around Gingera has been badly burned so I was pleasantly surprised to come across this one.

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1 Abundance
11 Oct 2020 08:55 AM Recorded on
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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
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Synonyms
Eulamprus tympanum tympanum

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