Lampropholis delicata

1 Delicate Skink at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

	Lampropholis delicata	17 Oct 2021	WillO
	Lampropholis delicata	17 Oct 2021	MatthewFrawley

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User's notes

Was basking on wood next to the fireplace in the lounge room, have suggested Delicate Skink as this is what I've had at my house before, but I can't tell the difference between that and the Common Garden Skink.

2 comments

WillO wrote:

17 Oct 2021

Just a comment on how to separate the two species (L. delicata and L. guichenoti). The main way to separate them in the ACT and nearby parts of NSW is the presence of a dark mid-vertebral stripe in guichenoti (absent in delicata). In addition L. guichenoti has scattered dark and pale coloured flecks on back - the flecks are larger and more prominent than the tiny dark flecks found on the back of L. delicata. Identification guides also note that L. delicata has a head the same greyish colour as the back whereas L. guichenoti has a conspicuously bronze coloured head compared to the grey back. However I don't think this last id point is reliable and your photo of L. delicata is a case in point - grey body and a partially bronze head.

MatthewFrawley wrote:

17 Oct 2021

Thanks for those notes Will, very helpful and now I'll be able to have a better attempt at identifying L. delicata and L. guichenoti.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.075876 -35.384326
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
15 Oct 2021 02:14 PM Recorded on
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MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Skinks Reptiles and Frogs

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Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Lampropholis delicata Scientific name
Delicate Skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1377m Recorded at altitude
412 images trained Machine learning

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