Menetia greyii (Grey's Skink)

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Body colour grey-brown with dark lateral stripe bordered below by a thin white stripe. Digits include four fingers and five toes. Breeding males have an orange throat and yellow belly. Snout-vent length: 38 mm. This species may be locally abundant in Albury where it is found in grasslands and grassy woodlands, especially beneath fallen timber, surface rocks, leaf litter and grass tussocks. Grey’s skink produces up to three eggs per clutch and is a common and abundant lizard in grassy environments in the Murray catchment, although it often overlooked due to its small size.

Menetia greyii is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga