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Sun-loving Litter Skink

Lygisaurus zuma


Maximum Snout Vent Length – 34mm

Endemic to the Central Queensland Coast from Mackay to the Townsville region.

The smallest of the lizards present in Mackay/Whitsunday region. A very small, secretive skink that inhabits the leaf litter of open and riparian forests. Breeding males develop a reddish flush on their throat and tail.

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 taken at Ditmar by Paul Horner

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