Egernia saxatilis intermedia
1 Black Rock Skink at Cotter River, ACT
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| Egernia saxatilis intermedia | wombey | 23 Oct 2023 | |
| Liopholis montana | PeterCaley | 23 Oct 2023 |
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Feeding on bogong moths in crevice at south summit of Mount Gingera. One of a pair.
3 comments
24 Oct 2023
Interesting record Peter. I have seen the species lower down on the northern slope of Mt Gingera. Your observation at above 1800 m, however, is an elevational record for our region. Did you see predation on bogong moths (e.g. a lizard with a moth in its mouth). Black Rock skinks actually occupy and shelter in these rock fissures.
24 Oct 2023
Hi Will, good question about actual predation! No, I didn't see a lizard with a moth in it's mouth, but I looked in scores of crevices as part of my bogong surveying, and the one and only crevice with bogongs had the only pair of lizards I saw (within 20 cm). So, the evidence for predation is clearly circumstantial ... I will be more careful with my words in future (I'm realising this site can serve as a kind of public confessional ...). Cheers, Peter
Location information
- Coordinates 148.780411-35.577092
- Altitude 1850.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2023 01:56 PM Recorded on
- PeterCaley Recorded by
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- PeterCaley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Egernia saxatilis intermedia Skinks Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Egernia saxatilis intermedia Scientific name
- Black Rock Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1850.52m Recorded at altitude
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