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King's Skink, Mount Clarence, Albany, Western Australia
Image by Hughesdarren - License: Public Domain. (view image details)
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KING'S SKINK FACTS |
Description
King's Skink is a sturdy dark grey, black or dark brown skink from coastal Western Australia. The under side is pale. Juveniles are marked with cream to yellow dots and streaks.
Size
up to 55 cm including tail
Habitat
coastal heath, woodlands, rocky outcrops
Food
mainly plants, also insects and birds eggs
Breeding
The female gives birth to litters of two to eight live young in late summer or early autumn
Range
south-west parts of Western 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: | Egernia | | Species: | kingii | | Common Name: | King's Skink |
Relatives in same Genus
Cunningham's Skink (E. cunninghami)
Hosmer's Skink (E. hosmeri)
Land Mullet (E. major)
Stoke's Skink (E. stokesii)
White's Skink (E. whitii)
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