White's Skink

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The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industry/McCann | David De Angelis | Akash Samuel

Liopholis whitii

Body is grey-brown, often with red-brown towards the front of the body. Unpatterned above or with two broad, irregular, black stripes enclosing a series of white or yellow spots. Sides plain or mottled with prominent black-edged pale spots. White to light grey underneath. Body length up to 11 cm.

Details
Type
Reptile
Group
Animals
Lizard
Other Common Names
Centralian Ranges Rock-skink
Biology

Viviparous (live young).
Distinctive Markings

Head with a pale streak running from above the mouth to the ear, passing under the eye.
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Scincidae
Genus
Liopholis
Species
whitii

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

White's Skinks prefers rocky habitats with well-developed canopy cover. They can be found basking or foraging on rocky outcrops or sheltering in burrows under rock slabs or logs.

Interesting Facts
Diet

Omnivore, including ants, leaf-hoppers, spiders, and millipedes and occasionally they consume plant material.
Habitat

Found in dry forests, open woodlands and coastal heath.
Native Status
Native to Australia