Scientific Name : |
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Pseudemoia rawlinsonii |
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Common Name : |
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Rawlinson's skink |
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Description : |
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A small slender skink, to 130 mm long. It is grey-brown above, with a darker central stripe. There is a narrow cream stripe on each side of the back (on the 3rd scale row from the centre), and usually a second narrow stripe low on the flanks, which are grey-brown. The pale stripes on the sides of the back, extend well back onto the tail. The lower stripes extend forward, below the eye to the lower lip. This species was first located in the Park on 20th August 2000, while tree-planting along Billys Creek. |
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Habitat : |
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Marshlands and edges of creeks and swamps. |
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Distribution : |
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Victoria and New South wales. In Victoria, mainly in Southern regions. Only one record from the Park, from the Billys Creek flats, close to the creek. |
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Family : |
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Scincidae |
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