7 Fence Skink at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Cryptoblepharus pulcher | 22 Apr 2022 | wombey | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Apr 2022 | NedJohnston |
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3 comments
WillO
wrote:
12 Apr 2022
A good record. Cryptoblepharus species (snake-eyed skinks) can be hard to identify from a photograph. Your good clear photo showing the sides and back of this individual makes it easier to identify as C. pulcher (Elegant Snake-eyed Skink). This is near the south-eastern most extent of the range of the species in NSW. The name "snake-eyed" is because the lizards do not have moveable eyelids - the lower eyelid does not move and is covered by a transparent disc. The upper eyelid consists of just a few small scales. This gives them a snake like eye.
wombey
wrote:
22 Apr 2022
Will, I'm not sure if you were waiting for my opinion or you forgot to press the confirm button?
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.038728-34.798919
- Altitude 293.0m
- Maps Bungonia National Park
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2022 02:22 PM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
Species information
- Cryptoblepharus pulcher Scientific name
- Fence Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 293.04m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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