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Skinks
Skinks
Wall Skink (Cryptoblepharus virgatus) 3 images			The Wall Skink has distinct white stripes along its body from the eye area to the base of its tail. Read more >
Striped Skink (Ctenotus taeniolatus) 1 image			The Striped Skink is a medium sized skink. Striped Skinks are olive brown on top with stripes of dark brown and white running from head to tail. They have a black, white edged band along the centre of the back, and on either is a white band edged in... Read more >
Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami) 2 images			Cunningham's Skink colour varies from almost totally black with a few white spots, to grey with black bands, to rusty red colour. Read more >
Hosmer's Skink (Egernia hosmeri) 1 image			Hosmer's Skink is a spiny lizard with 3 or 4 sharp keels on each dorsal scale. It was one long spine on each tail scale. The body is pale yellow-brown or reddish brown. It has dark spots and pale blotches on the body - these are more prominent... Read more >
Land Mullet (Egernia major) 2 images			The Land Mullet is a large skink. Adults are glossy black or dark brown with a pale rim around the eye. Underside is white, yellow to orange-brown. Juveniles have white or cream spots on their side. Read more >
Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) 2 images			The Eastern Water Skink is a medium sized stocky long-tailed skink. It is dark brown to olive above and cream to white underneath. The tail is usually olive green. It has obvious external ear hole. It has sleek body and short legs. Read more >
Garden Skink (Lampropholis delicata) 2 images			The Garden Skink is a small dark brown lizard, with bronze coloured stripe, from the shoulder and to the base of the tail. Read more >
Common Blue Tongue (Tiliqua scincoides) 3 images			The Blue-tongue lizard is a large skink about 30-40cm long. It is brown and black blotched on a cream body with usually a dark band behind the eyes. They are easily recognised by their bright blue tongue Read more >
Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) 1 image			The Shingle-back is a slow moving stocky lizard with short logs, short stumpy tail and blue tongue. Read more >