Eastern Water Skink
Eulamprus quoyii
-33.2153, 151.537
Field Notes
Habitat:
Apartment block, plenty of cover. Semi rural suburban area near a swamp as well as the foothills. Coastal plains within 2km of the ocean. One hundred metres of a watercourse
Notes:
I forgot to change the camera settings and lens. These skinks regularly come into the apartments on the ground floor while hunting on hot days. This was a very hot day at almost 40C.
I saw three possible varieties. According to the reference it should be an Eastern Water Skink but I think the bars on the mouth were not present in my catch. (see comments) It could have been a Southern Water Skink or most likely a Yellow-bellied Water Skink
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