AUSTRALIAN STRIPED SKINK

63               AUSTRALIAN STRIPED SKINK               Ctenotus taeniolatus 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  43

Also known as Copper-tailed Ctenotus or Copper-tailed skink. Found mainly along eastern seaboard and throughout the country generally.  Open bushland and heathland. Eats small vertebrates, such as insects and worms. Lives in rocky and sandy environs.