Morethia boulengeri
1 Boulenger's Skink at Crace, ACT
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| Morethia boulengeri | WillO | 12 Sep 2021 |
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Can someone identify this ? Thank you and Stay well.
4 comments
12 Sep 2021
Hi Intinerating family,
There are several local skinks that lack dorsal stripes. They can be identified by differences in lateral stripes and body form so an additional photo showing the sides (and other different parts) of the animal would help. (That's frequently the case with photo-ID of small animals.) But just from this photo I think this is a Delicate Skink.
There are several local skinks that lack dorsal stripes. They can be identified by differences in lateral stripes and body form so an additional photo showing the sides (and other different parts) of the animal would help. (That's frequently the case with photo-ID of small animals.) But just from this photo I think this is a Delicate Skink.
12 Sep 2021
Actually the lack of a lateral shot has made this one a bit difficult to id, but as I can see see what looks like a dark lateral stripe I think it may be Morethia boulengeri. I would be keen for Will to hazard an opinion?
12 Sep 2021
Yes John - I agree - Morethia boulengeri. Greyish back colour with those dark flecks often present on Morethia. I think i can also see part of a lateral white stripe on the lizards LHS and that would be typical of Morethia in the ACT. I will change the id to Morethia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118479-35.206593
- Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
- Places Crace, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2021 09:17 PM Recorded on
- Intineratingfamily Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Intineratingfamily Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Morethia boulengeri Skinks Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Morethia boulengeri Scientific name
- Boulenger's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.55m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location