SALTBUSH MORETHIA

 

Photographed at Murrawijinie Caves, near Nullarbor Roadhouse, South Australia, August 2022

185                      SALTBUSH MORETHIA                 Morethia adelaidensis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                L132

STRIPED DELMA

Photographed in Canberra, ACT, December 2021

184.                   STRIPED DELMA.                Delma impar

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                131 

Found in temperate grassy plains from far se SA to ACT and Hunter Valley Region of NSW. Shelters beneath rocks and grass tussocks. Most southernly flap foot lizard. Endangered in Vic and SA; vulnerable NSW and ACT.

VEREAUX'S THREE-CLAWED WORM SKINK

Photographed in Lowood, Queensland, April 2021

183                 VEREAUX'S THREE CLAWED WORM SKINK                   Anomalopus verreauxii 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                    130

Also known as Three-clawed Worm Skink. Found in dry sclerophyll forests, woodlands and wet sclerophyll margins from about Proserpine, Queensland to Armidale, NSW.

TREE-BASED LITTER-SKINK

 

Photographed at Girraween National Park, Queensland, April 2021

182                  TREE-BASED LITTER-SKINK                    Lygisaurus foliorum

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                   129

Found in dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands from Townsville, Queensland to Sydney, NSW.

BELL'S TURTLE

Photographed at Girraween National Park, Queensland, April 2021

181                      BELL'S TURTLE.                 Wollumbinia bellii 

AUSTRALIAN TURTLES                    T10

Found in narrow westerly flowing watercourses along the upper reaches of the McDonald, Namoi, Severn and Gwydir River systems of north-east NSW, and an outlying population at Bald Rock Creek in south-east Queensland. Endangered, vulnerable.

 

MARTIN'S SKINK

Photographed in Girraween National Park, Queensland, April 2021

180                   MARTIN'S SKINK                     Cocinnia martini

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                     128

Found on the coast and eastern interior from mid-eastern Queensland south to about Coffs Harbour, NSW. Shelters in rock crevices and cavities in timber in a variety of habitats including rock outcrops, woodlands,  and wet and dry sclerophyll forest.

 

EASTERN CREVICE-SKINK

Photographed at Girraween National Park, Queensland, April 2021

179                      EASTERN CREVICE-SKINK                        Egernia mcpheei

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                       127

Found in forests and rocky outcrops along coast and eastern side of Great Dividing Range, from Barrington Tops, NSW north to Main Range area, Queensland. Shelters in crevices in rocks and timber.

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.

TUSSOCK SKINK

Photographed at Dawson Springs, Mount Kaputar, NSW, February 2021

173               TUSSOCK SKINK                 Pseudomoia pagenstacher

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  122

Disjunct populations through highlands of NSW and ne Victoria to low altitude basalt plains of southern Victoria, south to Tasmania and east to eastern SA. Found in tussock grasslands with few or no trees. Vulnerable in Vic and Was.; rare in SA.

 

KAPUTAR ROCK SKINK

Photographed at Mount Kaputar summit, February 2021

172                  KAPUTAR ROCK SKINK                  Egernia roomi

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS               121    

Newly recognised species known only from the Nandewar Ranges of inland NSW.  May have the smallest range of any invetebrate in NSW.  All records from above 1300m. 

ELEGANT RAINBOW SKINK

Photographed at Townsville Commons, Queensland, January 2021

171                   ELEGANT RAINBOW SKINK                 Carlia decora

AUSTRALIAN SKINKS                   120

Found in moist forests, vine thickets and rainforest margins of eastern Queensland about Sarina and Mount Malloy.

 

NORTHERN RED-THROATED RAINBOW SKINK

Photographed at Shipley’s Flat, North Queensland, January 2021

 170            NORTHERN RED-THROATED RAINBOW-SKINK        Carlia crypta 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                119

Occurs in rainforest and associated moist habitats, including wet sclerophyll forest and montane heath; from sea level to the uplands, but typically absent from the highest peaks. Found in northern Queensland.

SOUTHERN SPOTTED VELVET GECKO

Photographed at Mount Glorious, Queensland, January 2021

 169                    SOUTHERN SPOTTED VELVET GECKO                    Oedura tryoni

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                  118

Found in dried sclerophyll forrest, woodlands and rock outcrops, particularly granite or sandstone, from ne NSW to mid-eastern Queensland. Shelters in rock crevices, under slabs and sometimes under bark.