Lampropholis guichenoti

Common Garden Skink

Common name: Common Garden Skink. SVL 48mm; Total length 90mm

Common Garden Skink, also known as Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink, is in the genus commonly referred to as ground or sun skinks (Lampropholis) which contains fourteen species. Lampropholis belong to Eugongylus Group of skinks.

Common Garden Skink is names after French zoologist Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809-76); several species commemorate his name. Despite its commonness it is one of the prettiest skinks of skinks with its blue flecked appearance. With a little patience it is easily recognisable.

Distribution: While once likely common and still numerous, this population numbers have likely seriously declined in Canberra region.

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Species information

• Lampropholis guichenoti Scientific name
• Common Garden Skink Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local Native
• Non-Invasive
• 0m to 1448.5m Recorded at altitude

Location information

• Maps

  Birrigai Black Flat at Corrowong Black Mountain Budjan Galindji (formerly Franklin Grassland) Reserve Bullen Range Callum Brae Crace Grasslands Farrer Ridge Gibraltar Pines Gigerline Nature Reserve Googong Foreshore Googong Reservoir Goorooyarroo Gossan Hill Jerrabomberra Grassland Jerrabomberra Wetlands Kosciuszko National Park Lower Cotter Catchment Lower Molonglo Mongarlowe River Mount Majura Mount Mugga Mugga Mulanggari Grasslands Mulligans Flat Namadgi National Park Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Swamp Creek Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Wanniassa Hill

• Points of interest

  GG182

• Places

  Aranda, ACT Booth, ACT Boro, NSW Bungendore, NSW Bywong, NSW Canberra Central, ACT Carwoola, NSW Chapman, ACT Cook, ACT Corrowong, NSW Cotter River, ACT Downer, ACT East Jindabyne, NSW Fyshwick, ACT Geehi, NSW Googong, NSW Gungahlin, ACT Hackett, ACT Higgins, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kosciuszko National Park, NSW Melba, ACT Mongarlowe, NSW Murray Gorge, NSW Nanima, NSW Narrabundah, ACT Numeralla, NSW Old Adaminaby, NSW Paddys River, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT Symonston, ACT Tennent, ACT Tharwa, ACT Wamboin, NSW Winifred, NSW Yarrangobilly, NSW Yarrow, NSW

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