General Description

Body colours and patterns vary; generally large and solid build. Scales shaped like a comb at the front of the ear hole. Up to 20 cm long (snout-vent).

Biology

Some of these skinks shelter in rock crevices; others shelter in burrows. They are omnivorous, eating plants and small invertebrates. Most species give birth to live young. There are about thirty species across Australia.

Distribution

Mainland Australia and Tasmania.

Habitat

Wet and dry sclerophyll forests, rocky habitats, woodlands and grasslands.

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