Anepischetosia maccoyi
MacCoy's Skink at Cotter River, ACT
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| Anepischetosia maccoyi | WillO | 4 Oct 2021 | |
| Anepischetosia maccoyi | BrianLR | 4 Oct 2021 |
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observed at aprox 1760m asl
1 comment
4 Oct 2021
Well done Brian. That is a very high elevation record. Down in the Snowies you get them up to the lower level of the winter snowline (about 1500m). For a given elevation it is warmer on average with less snow in the ACT than at Kosciuszko - that might explain this high record. Substrate temperature important for so-called "thigmotherms" like this species.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.772085-35.529862
- Maps Bimberi Nature Reserve
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Oct 2021 10:14 AM Recorded on
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Species information
- Anepischetosia maccoyi Scientific name
- MacCoy's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1292.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nannoscincus maccoyi
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