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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