Eastern Three-lined Skink

Eastern Three-lined Skink
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 or Bold-striped Cool-skink (Bassiana duperreyi) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)[1], and several islands. It is strongly striped, oviparous, and usually found in coastal heaths and warm, sunny areas.[2][3]

References

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