EASTERN THREE-LINED SKINK

Photographed at Boat Harbour Beach, Tasmania, January 2018

71                EASTERN THREE-LINED SKINK                       Bassiana duperreyi 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                         49

Also known as the Bold-striped Skink. Found in south-east Australia: NSW, SA, Victoria and Tasmania. Usually in coastal heaths and warm sunny areas. Named duperreyi after French naval officer, Isidore Duperrey.

METALLIC COOL SKINK

Photographed at Leven Canyon, Tasmania, January 2018

70                 METALLIC COOL SKINK                 Niveoscincus metallicus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 48

Also known as Metallic Skink. Endemic to Australia; found in Tasmania and southern Victoria. Live young.