Lampropholis delicata
Delicate Skink at Downer, ACT
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| Lampropholis delicata | wombey | 31 Jan 2023 | |
| Lampropholis guichenoti | RobertD | 31 Jan 2023 |
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3 comments
31 Jan 2023
At first glance I might have said delicata as there appears to be no mid dorsal line, but the two species can be annoyingly similar at times and I would be keen for Will to give his opinion before a final decision. Also it appears these two images represent two individuals and although there seems no doubt they are the same species, they probably should be separate postings.
31 Jan 2023
Thanks for this. Yes the photos are 2 different skinks in the same area at the same time. If it is easier I could delete the sighting until I can get better photos to enable an ID. The skinks are never too far away.
31 Jan 2023
I agree with John's first glance this is delicata - no dark mid-vertebral zone and no obvious larger pale (greyish) dots on the back.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.138374-35.247290
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2023 04:04 AM Recorded on
- RobertD Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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Species information
- Lampropholis delicata Scientific name
- Delicate Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1377m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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