Eastern Three-lined Skink
Acritoscincus duperreyi
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reptile |
| Group | |
| Former Scientific Name | Bassiana duperreyi |
| Other Common Names | Bold-striped Cool Skink |
| Biology | 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. |
| Distinctive Markings | Clearly defined pattern of stripes running lengthways. |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Scincidae |
| Genus | Acritoscincus |
| Species | duperreyi |
Occurs throughout south-eastern Australia including New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria in association with grasslands.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia