Lizard



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Oviparous (egg laying) with a clutch size of two.

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Oviparous (egg laying).

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Oviparous (egg laying). Females lay clutches of 3 to 9 eggs in early summer under rocks or logs exposed to high levels of solar radiation. Sex of hatchlings is influenced by thermal regimes during incubation. Eggs incubated at less than 20°C produce predominantly male hatchlings.

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Viviparous (live bearing). Produces 6 or more live young. Prefers to live communally. Active by day. Life span up to 20 years.

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Viviparous (live young). Produces 1 to 6 live young each year in late December. Litter mass and size increases with female size. Diurnally active, basking skink.

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Lives alone for most of the year. Viviparous (live young). Females produce up to 25 live young which are self sufficient and disperse after a few days. Possess a Jacobson's Organ on the roof of the mouth which is used to detect chemicals emitted from prey.

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Oviparous (egg laying) with a clutch size of two.

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Viviparous (live young) with a clutch size of one to four (average two).

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Viviparous (live young).

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Viviparous (live young). Females give birth to between 2 and 6 live young. Gregarious, meaning living in small groups. Long-lived with a lifespan of up to 8 years. Moult 3 to 5 times a year.

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