SOUTH-EASTERN MORETHIA SKINK

Photographed at the Salt Caves, Pilliga Forest, NSW, November 2017

62                  SOUTH-EASTERN MORETHIA SKINK                  Morethia boulengri 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 42

Also known as Boulanger's Snake-eyed Skink, Boulanger's Morethia and Boulanger's Skink. Endemic to Australia, fought in every state except Tasmania. Wide range of environments in semi-arid and arid zones. Survives in leaf litter and dead fallen vegetation. Insectivorous, eating predominantly arthropods and snails, spiders, beetles, ants, cockroaches and other bugs.