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CUNNINGHAM'S SKINK
Egernia cunninghami

  



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Specimens above are from the New England Tablelands, Armidale, NSW


Juvenile specimen.

The specimen below is from Toowoomba, QLD.


Cunninghams Skink is a common species usually found in rocky areas. Pattern varies from area to area and it often lives in family groups or colonies. Although often kept and easily bred in captivity they tend to be timid so are not so east to handle. They give birth to approximately 3 -7 live babies which may live in the same rock crevice till quite large.

 

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