Friday, January 19, 2018

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.




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