EASTERN WATER SKINK

Photographed in the campground near O'Reilly's Guesthouse, Leamington National Park, Queensland, November 2017

53                 EASTERN WATER SKINK                Eulamprus quoyii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  36

Also known as Eastern Water-skink or Golden Water Skink. Diurnal, endemic to Australia, primarily in the southeast, ranges from southern Victoria to central Queensland.. Usually found close to or on the shore of slow flowing creeks and estuaries; although not restricted to areas near freshwater, and sometimes found in drier environments.