1 Woodland Tussock-skink at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii | 20 Feb 2022 | WillO | ||
| Unidentified | 20 Feb 2022 | Christine |
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WillO
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20 Feb 2022
Male P. entrecasteuxii - getting the reddish -orange breeding colours under neck and on belly. This viviparous species mates in autumn and females retain sperm until the following spring when the ova are fertilized. Thought to be an adaptation to cold environments - instead of finding a mate and mating at the end of a long cold hibernation the female can get on with feeding and growing the fertilized eggs.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.779538-35.527297
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2022 10:25 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Scientific name
- Woodland Tussock-skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1996.1m Recorded at altitude
- 213 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Leilopisma entrecasteauxii
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