THE REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - SKINKS

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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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MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Australia

CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

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BULL SKINK
or Southern Sand-skink

Liopholis (was Egernia) multiscutata
Grows to approximately 25 cm (10") total length

  Bull Skink waiting at the entrance to its burrow (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) at Coffin Bay, South Australia

Approximate distribution of Liopholis (was Egernia) multiscutata map
Approximate distribution of Bull Skink(Liopholis multiscutata)

Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) from Thompson Beach, South Australiastralia
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) from Thompson Beach, South Australia


Bull Skink waiting at the entrance to its burrow (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia
Bull Skink waiting at the entrance to its burrow (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia


Reduced pattterned Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia
Reduced patterned Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia


Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia
Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) Coffin Bay, South Australia

The Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata) may be mistaken for the White's skink (Liopholis whitii) and usually lives in burrow systems in sandy areas.


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