Eastern Three-lined Skink

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Eastern Three-lined Skink
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Bassiana
Species: B. duperreyi
Binomial name
Bassiana duperreyi
(Gray), 1838
Synonyms

Acritoscincus duperreyi, Leiolopisma trilineata

The Eastern Three-lined Skink (Bassiana duperreyi) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including northern Tasmania and several islands. It is strongly striped, oviparous, and usually found in coastal heaths and warm, sunny areas.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wildlife of Tasmania – Eastern Three-lined Skink
  2. ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9