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Major Skink

Bellatorias frerei


Maximum Snout Vent Length –180mm

Distributed along the coast and ranges of eastern Australia from ne NSW to Cape York.

A large species of skink with a shy disposition that occupies a variety of moist forest and rocky habitats.

For a detailed description of this species please refer to A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland by Steve K. Wilson

 

Classifications: Reptiles
Family: Scincidae
Information sources: Photo 1 taken at Cape Hillsborough by Marlis Schoeb; Photo 2 at Cape Hillsborough; Photo 3 on Goldsmith Island by Graham Armstrong

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