Pseudemoia pagenstecheri

Grassland Tussock-skink at Mount Clear, ACT

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Identification history

	Pseudemoia pagenstecheri	25 Nov 2021	WillO
	Unverified	24 Nov 2021	AndrewCB

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2 comments

WillO wrote:

25 Nov 2021

Thank you for the photo. This skink is one of two possible species: Pseudemoia pagenstecheri and Acritoscincus duperreyi. Do you have any other photos that would help us identify it to species - we particularly need a view of the head from above so that the head shields can be checked. Thanks.

wombey wrote:

25 Nov 2021

From what I can see in these images, the frontoparietal seems divided but I agree, seeing as you had it in your hand, it would have been a great help to see the top of the head. These little blighters are hard enough to id at the best of times!

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Location information

Coordinates 148.953431 -35.866408
Altitude 1223.6m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Mount Clear, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Oct 2021 02:19 PM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Skinks AndrewCB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Pseudemoia pagenstecheri Scientific name
Grassland Tussock-skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1895.9m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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