Woodland Tussock-skink at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii | 10 Dec 2022 | wombey | ||
| Liopholis montana | 9 Dec 2022 | Pirom |
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User's notes
Lacking noticeable tan back and side spotting.
4 comments
WillO
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
Can you tell us if this skink was small (less than about 10 cm total length including tail) or medium in size (say around 20cm total length including tail). I suspect this is not an Egernia species or Liopholis species because it lacks prominent ear lobules on the front side of the ear opening.
wombey
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
Well spotted Will, I must confess I missed the absence of ear lobes. 18-20 cm seems a bit long for entrecasteauxii but that seems the only other possibility based on the image? Have you any other suggestions?
WillO
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
I agree with John, I think the only thing this can be is a P. entrecasteauxii. They can look quite large for a small skink. The good close up photo gave me and others an impression of a very large skink. I have seen them often at this location (the Mt Gingera Track head near Mt Ginini). They are often this very dark colour up in the Brindabella/Bimberi range area.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.779297-35.526644
- Altitude 1660.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2022 03:32 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
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Collections
My flagged sightings Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Skinks Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii Scientific name
- Woodland Tussock-skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1996.1m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Leilopisma entrecasteauxii
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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