Eulamprus tympanum
Southern Water Skink at Cotter River, ACT
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| Eulamprus tympanum | WillO | 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Eulamprus tympanum | WillO | 15 Oct 2020 | |
| Eulamprus heatwolei | Tapirlord | 15 Oct 2020 |
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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?
2 comments
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.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.778163-35.491311
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Oct 2020 08:55 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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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
Record quality
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