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YELLOW-BELLIED WATER SKINK
or Warm Temperate Alpine Water Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
(Status uncertain - may be split into multiple species)

Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei with a regrown tail, photographed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, ACT. Notice the spots on its back.

This Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei with a regrown tail was photographed at Strathalbyn SA. Notice the lack of spots on its back.

This Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei with a complete tail was photographed in the Blue Mountains NSW where they are extremely common. Notice the large numbers of spots on its back.


Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei showing some yellow coloration, photographed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, ACT


Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei, photographed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, ACT

Adult male Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei from Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia note that the stripes above the eye break up as they extend along the body.
Note also that the spots on its back are indistinct.


Juvenile Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei from from Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

This species is often mistaken for an Eastern (Common Water Skink) Eulamprus quoyii which it will hybridise with in captivity.

The males of this species tend to be more colorful than the females.

Found in South Eastern Australia (New South Wales and Victoria) and on Fleurieu Peninsula (South of Adelaide)

Note that this species may actually consist of more than one species, and may be split in the future.

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Eulamprus heatwolei may be confused with the following similar looking species:-

LINKS OF INTEREST

Complete list of Australian Skinks

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More information about Australian Skinks

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Updated May 24, 2019