Eastern Three-lined Skink
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| Eastern Three-lined Skink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Bassiana |
| Species: | B. duperreyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bassiana duperreyi (Gray, 1838) | |
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The Eastern Three-lined Skink (Bassiana duperreyi), also known as the Bold-striped Cool-skink, 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
- ↑ Bassiana duperreyi, Reptile database
- ↑ Wildlife of Tasmania – Eastern Three-lined Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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