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Eulamprus tympanum

Southern Water Skink at Cotter River, ACT

Eulamprus tympanum at Cotter River, ACT - 31 Mar 2023
Eulamprus tympanum at Cotter River, ACT - 31 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Eulamprus tympanum 1 Apr 2023 WillO
Unidentified 31 Mar 2023 JohnBundock

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2 comments

wombey wrote:
   31 Mar 2023
Well it looks most like Eulamprus heatwolei, but an odd one and worth hearing Will's view before final id.
WillO wrote:
   1 Apr 2023
Yes JW, somewhat unusual colour. This one is E. tympanum - helped by the location at Mt Ginini well above the upper elevation that E. heatwolei reaches. I will go ahead and confirm.

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  • Eulamprus tympanum Scientific name
  • Southern Water Skink Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1897.44m Recorded at altitude
  • 71 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Eulamprus tympanum tympanum

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