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  Eastern Three-lined Skink (Bassiana duperreyi)





Eastern Three-lined Skink | Bassiana duperreyi photo
Eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi)

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REPTILE FACTS

Description
The eastern three-lined skink (Acritoscincus duperreyi ), also known as the bold-striped cool-skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It has three bold lines running along the length of its body.

Habitat
coastal heaths

Breeding
A. duperreyi is oviparous

Range
A. duperreyi is found in south-eastern Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria), and several islands.

distribution map showing range of Bassiana duperreyi in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.



Classification
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata (Sauria)
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Bassiana
Species:duperreyi
Common Name:Eastern Three-lined Skink