General Description
Body brown to grey with a black stripe along the side (lateral stripe) and narrow black stripes along the back (dorsal stripes) that sometimes appear as dashed lines. Tail speckled in adults, reddish in juveniles. Legs very small. Up to 7 cm long (snout-vent).
Biology
Female Bougainville Skinks lay eggs enclosed in a clear membrane, each containing a near fully-developed young lizard inside. The young emerge from the membrane several days after deposition of the eggs.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
Loose soil beneath large stones in sclerophyll forests, basalt areas, woodlands and heathlands.
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Brief Id
Grey-brown body, yellow-red tail, wide black lateral stripe, narrow black dorasl stripes.
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Diet Categories
Invertebrates, Insects
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Least Concern
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Gray, 1839)
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Common Name
Bougainville's Skink
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Other Names
South-eastern Slider
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Species Name
bougainvillii
