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STOKE'S SKINK FACTS |
Description
Stoke's Skink is a stocky skink with short legs. It varies in colour from reddish brown to greyish green, with scattering of pale spots. The tail is spiny and flattish. They are usually found in family groups of adults and juveniles living together.
Other Names
Gidgee Skink, Spiny-tailed Skink
Size
up to 19cm excluding tail
Habitat
woodland, shrubland, grassland. They shelter in rock crevices and under logs
Food
insects and some plant matter
Breeding
The female gives birth to litters of one to eight live young in summer
Range
found in semi arid regions of New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Scincidae | | Genus: | Egernia | | Species: | stokesii | | Common Name: | Stoke's Skink |
Relatives in same Genus
Cunningham's Skink (E. cunninghami)
Hosmer's Skink (E. hosmeri)
King's Skink (E. kingii)
Land Mullet (E. major)
White's Skink (E. whitii)
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