THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - SKINKS

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COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae

BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops

Selection of Australian Frogs

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


NIGHT SKINK
or
Nocturnal Desert-skink
Liopholis (was Egernia) striata

NIGHT SKINK Egernia striata 
This photo of a Night Skink (Liopholis striata) was taken at Symbio Wildlife Park (NSW)

 NIGHT SKINK Egernia striata map
Approximate distribution of the Night Skink (Liopholis striata)

Liopholis striata - Night Skink
"Liopholis striata - Night Skink" by _Nathan_Johnson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0



Night Skinks Liopholis striata
This photo of Night Skinks (Liopholis striata) was taken at Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, NSW

Liopholis striata - Night Skink
"Liopholis striata - Night Skink" by _Nathan_Johnson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0



NIGHT SKINK Egernia striata
Night Skink (Liopholis striata)

The Night Skink Liopholis striata may be confused with the following species

COMMON NAME (Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)

DISTRIBUTION

Desert Skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) inornata

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Centralian Floodplains Desert-skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) slateri

NT, SA


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AUSTRALIAN SKINK SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

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ACT SKINK LIZARDS Scincidae

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