Major Skink
Bellatorias frerei
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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 |