General Description
Small, long-bodied lizard with pointed snout and widely spaced limbs. Smooth glossy iridescent scales, rich brown with dark and pale flecks and a narrow dark dorsolateral line. Cream to orange-yellow ventral surface.
Biology
Feeds on small invertebrates, these skinks can be found in damp gullies and moist areas, sheltering under rocks logs and leaf litter. They are egglayers.
Distribution
Southern and eastern Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales
Habitat
Damp gullies and moist areas, sheltering under rocks logs and leaf litter. Woodlands, wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest.
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Small, long-bodied with pointed snout and widely spaced limbs. Smooth glossy iridescent scales.
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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(Lucas & Frost, 1894)
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Common Name
Highlands Forest Skink
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maccoyi