WESTERN CARPET PYTHON

 

Photographed in Stirling Ranges, Western Australia.

178                      WESTERN CARPET PYTHON                   Morelia imbricata

AUSTRALIAN SNAKE                  41

Widespread though patchy through sw WA n to Geraldton and Houtmann Abrolhos and e to Eyreincluding Garden Island and Archipelago of the Recherche. Disjunct population in SA on Eyre Peninsula and St Francis Island. Wide range of habitat including woodlands, heaths and rock outcrops. Near threatened in WA.

YELLOW-BELLIED THREE-TOED SKINK

Photographed at Ngulin Nature Reserve, NSW, March 2021

177                     YELLOW-BELLIED THREE-TOED SKINK                 Saiphos equalis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS              126

Also known as just Three-toed Skink. Lays eggs or bears live young depending on geographic location.  Shelters in soft damp soil under rocks, logs and leaf litter in wet and dry sclerophyll forest, woodlands and occasionally rainforest. Feeds on invertebrates. range from Jamberoo in NSW to Kroombut Tops in Queensland. 

         

 

ALPINE WATER SKINK

Photographed at Falls Creek, Victoria, March 2021

176                ALPINE WATER SKINK                Eulamprus kosciuskoi

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD.            125

Inhabits Alpine woodlands, heaths and tussock grasslands. Isolated populations occur in Snowy Mountains of NSW and adjacent areas of Victoria, New England Plateau and Barrington Tops, ne NSW and Stanthorpe area, Queensland. Basks on rocks and tussocks, often near small streams. Critically endangered in Victoria.

GUTHEGA SKINK

 

Photographed at Pretty Valley, Falls Creek, Victoria, March 2021

175                    GUTHEGA SKINK                Liopholis guthega

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                124

Found in rocky areas in woodlands, tussock grasslands and heaths above 1600m at Mount Kosciosko NP, NSW and Bogong High Plain, Victoria. Large colonies share burrow networks under boulders and shrubs. Endangered in the Commonwealth and critically endangered in Victoria.

ALPINE BOG SKINK

 

Photographed at Pretty Valley campground, Victoria, March 2021

174                  ALPINE BOG SKINK                     Pseudemoia cryodroma 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                   123

Found at Mt Baw Baw, Bennison, Dargo and Bogong High Plains. In grasslands and heaths, woodlands and boggy creeks on mountain plateaux above 1000m. Active in cool sunny weather, retiring to cover during warm periods. Endangered in Victoria.