Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink)
Body colour grey-brown with a black lateral stripe bordered below by a white stripe. Breeding males have an orange throat and juveniles often have reddish tails. Scales above the eyes are square-shaped. Snout-vent length: 50 mm. Boulneger's Skink is one of the most common species found in the area, ranging from urban gardens, river red gum forests, grasslands, open woodland and dry forests where it shelters beneath fallen timber, exfoliating bark of tree stumps, leaf litter, debris and surface rocks. Boulenger’s skink is capable of reproducing three times per year. In areas with abundant fallen timber, the species reaches densities as high as 200 per hectare.
Morethia boulengeri is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga
Species information
- Morethia boulengeri Scientific name
- Boulenger's Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 822.55m Recorded at altitude
- 164 images trained Machine learning
