Metallic Skink (Niveoscincus metallicus)

Metallic Skink (Niveoscincus metallicus), Austin's Ferry, Tasmania, Australia

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Metallic Skink (Niveoscincus metallicus), near Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia

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METALLIC SKINK FACTS

distribution map showing range of Niveoscincus metallicus in 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:	Niveoscincus
Species:	metallicus
Common Name:	Metallic Skink

Relatives in same Genus
Tasmanian Tree Skink (N. pretiosus)