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A Wall Skink fell into a ceramic flower pot. This is one of the most common lizards in the Brisbane suburbs. It is only a couple of inches long and is often seen running around brickwork, even in inner city suburbs.
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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Wall skink
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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Just in case you weren't sure where wall skinks got their name - here is one on our house wall.. Most houses around Brisbane would have these scrambling round walls and fences.
Image by ozwildlife - Some rights reserved.
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WALL SKINK FACTS |
Description
The Wall Skink has distinct white stripes along its body from the eye area to the base of its tail.
Other Names
Fence Skink
Size
up to 10cm
Habitat
Urban areas, forests and woodlands, grasslands. Most often seen on vertical surfaces such as walls, fences and tree trunks.
Food
invertebrates such as small insects
Breeding
lays eggs
Range
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, 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: | Cryptoblepharus | | Species: | virgatus | | Common Name: | Wall Skink |
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