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Land Mullet skink photographed at Binna Burra, Lamington National Park in the subtropical rainforest hinterland of the Gold Coast, Australia
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Land Mullet photographed at Currumbin Sanctuary
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LAND MULLET FACTS |
Description
The Land Mullet is a large skink. Adults are glossy black or dark brown with a pale rim around the eye. Underside is white, yellow to orange-brown. Juveniles have white or cream spots on their side.
Size
30cm
Habitat
rainforests and adjacent eucalypt forest
Food
fungi, fallen fruits, invertebrates
Breeding
livebearer with up to 6 per litter.
Range
south-east Queensland and the north coast of New South Wales
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: | major | | Common Name: | Land Mullet |
Relatives in same Genus
Cunningham's Skink (E. cunninghami)
Hosmer's Skink (E. hosmeri)
King's Skink (E. kingii)
Stoke's Skink (E. stokesii)
White's Skink (E. whitii)
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