Lampropholis delicata

Delicate Skink at Acton, ACT

Lampropholis delicata at Acton, ACT - 1 May 2021
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Identification history

Lampropholis delicata 5 May 2021 wombey
Unidentified 4 May 2021 regeraghty

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User's notes

It looks like a common garden skink to me, but since no such species was listed in the nature map, I'm curious to find out what it is. It clearly lost the tip of its tail and is growing it back.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 1 May 2021 10:28 AM Recorded on
  • regeraghty Recorded by

Species information

  • Lampropholis delicata Scientific name
  • Delicate Skink Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1377m Recorded at altitude
  • 361 images trained Machine learning

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