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COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

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TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

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Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

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BROAD-BANDED SAND SWIMMER
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Desert Banded Skink
Eremiascincus richardsonii
Eremiascincus richardsonii Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer
The photograph above shows a sub-adult Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii) from the Dublin area of South Australia.



Approximate distribution of the Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii) which mainly occur in desert and semi-desert regions


Eremiascincus richardsonii Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer
The Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii) is a common nocturnal species is often found in sandy areas they are also found in rocky areas and are sometimes called Desert banded skinks

Broad-Banded Sand SwimmerEremiascincus richardsonii
Broad-Banded Sand Swimmer (Eremiascincus richardsonii)

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