Southern Water Skink
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| Southern Water Skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Eulamprus |
| Species: | E. tympanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulamprus tympanum (Lönnberg and Andersson) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sphenomorphus tympanum | |
The Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized (maximum snout-vent length c.100 mm) species of skink that is endemic to Australia. They are found in Victoria as well as on Tasmania's Rodondo Island in Bass Strait. They are viviparous; mating in spring, and giving birth in mid to late summer. They usually live near small creeks, seeking small prey such as invertebrates, tadpoles, small frogs and other small skinks.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ DPIW: Native plants and animals – Southern Water Skink
- ↑ Museum Victoria: Forest Secrets – Southern Water Skink
- ↑ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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