Bougainville's Skink
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| Lerista bougainvillii Gray |
Bougainville's Skink (Lerista bougainvillii) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands. It has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner. It is seldom seen as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand and thin stone slabs.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Wildlife of Tasmania – Bougainville’s Skink
- ^ Cogger, H.G. (1979). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed: Sydney. ISBN 0-589-50108-9
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