Ctenotus robustus (Robust Striped-skink)
The Large Striped Skink is also called Eastern Striped or Robust Skink and is currently under taxonomic revision. Some authors treat this species as Ctenotus spaldingi but future work may see this name being changed again. It is a large species growing to 120 mm snout to vent. Its body colour is olive-brown with a broad dark vertebral stripe that extends along tail and it has a series of pale spots along its sides. It is a relatively common species in the area and can be found in urban gardens, grasslands, open woodlands and dry forest where it shelters beneath rocks. The large striped skink excavates a shallow burrow beneath surface rocks and fallen timber which terminates in a cavity large enough to accommodate a single individual. During the winter months, this species blocks off the entrance to the burrow and curls up with its head resting on the base of its tail. It is not uncommon to find these lizards lying motionless and covered in dew beneath their shelter-sites during the winter months.
Ctenotus robustus is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | Central West NSW | New England | New South Wales North Coast | Loddon Mallee | Greater Brisbane
Species information
- Ctenotus robustus Scientific name
- Robust Striped-skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 809.2m Recorded at altitude
- 143 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Ctenotus spaldingi
