Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: May 26th, 2024.
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Genus
Egernia
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Australian Greater Skinks
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Stachelschwanzskinke, Stachelskinke, Dornschwanzskinke
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Pighaleskinker
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1838 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia Gray (type species: Tiliqua cunninghami Gray 1832) |
1839 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolopisma Dumeril & Bibron (type species: Tropidolopisma dumerilii Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Silubosaurus Gray (type species: Silubosaurus stokesii Gray 1845; syn. Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1984 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Contundo Wells & Wellington (type species: Tiliqua napoleonis Gray 1839; syn. Cogger 1996) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Storrisaurus Wells & Wellington (type species: Storrisaurus husbandi Wells & Wellington 1985) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Sivascincus Wells & Wellington (type species: Egernia pilbarensis Storr 1978; syn. Cogger 1996) |
Contents:
18 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Bellatorias,
Liopholis, and
Lissolepis.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Egernia cunninghami
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Greater Southeastern Skink, (Cunningham's Skink)
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Südöstlicher Stachelschwanzskink, (Cunningham's Dornschwanzskink, Cunningham's Skink)
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Sydøstlig Pighaleskink
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1832 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tiliqua cunninghami Gray |
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Egernia cunninghami Boulenger 1887 |
1871 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia krefftii Peters (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1917 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia lohmanni Werner (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia barnetti Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia jossae Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia kennersoni Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
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Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Egernia cunninghami
© Rune Midtgaard
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Egernia cygnitos
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Western Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink
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Westlicher Pilbara-Stachelschwanzskink
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Vestlig Pilbara-pighaleskink
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2011 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia cygnitos Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia depressa
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Southern Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink, Small Spiny-tailed Egernia, Depressed Spiny Skink
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Zwerg-Stachelschwanzskink, Plattschwänzchen
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Sydlig Dværg-pighaleskink
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1875 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Silubosaurus depressus Günther |
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Egernia depressa Boulenger 1887 |
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Remarks:
Now restricted to Western Australia. Previously included populations now assigned to cygnitos, eos and epsisolus (Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan 2011).
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia depressa
© Rune Midtgaard
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Egernia douglasi
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Kimberley Crevice Skink
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Kimberley-Spaltenskink
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Kimberley-spalteskink
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1956 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia striolata douglasi Glauert |
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Egernia douglasi Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Contundo douglasi Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Sivascincus douglasi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia eos
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Central Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink
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Zentraler Zwerg-Stachelschwanzskink
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Central Dværg-pighaleskink
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2011 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia eos Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Western Australia).
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Egernia epsisolus
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Eastern Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink
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Östlicher Pilbara-Stachelschwanzskink
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Østlig Pilbara-pighaleskink
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2011 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia epsisolus Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia formosa
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Goldfields Crevice Skink
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Goldfields-Spaltenskink
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Goldfields-spalteskink
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1914 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia formosa Fry |
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Contundo formosa Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Sivascincus formosa Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia hosmeri
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Northeastern Spiny-tailed Skink, (Hosmer's Spiny-tailed Skink, Hosmer's Skink)
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Nordöstlicher Stachelschwanzskink , (Hosmer's Stachelschwanzskink)
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Nordøstlig Pighaleskink
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1955 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia hosmeri Kinghorn |
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Silubosaurus hosmeri Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland).
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Egernia hosmeri
© Rune Midtgaard
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Egernia kingii
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Greater Southwestern Skink, (King's Skink)
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Südwestlicher Stachelschwanzskink, (King's Skink)
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Sydvestlig Pighaleskink
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1838 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tiliqua kingii Gray |
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Egernia kingii Boulenger 1887 |
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Tropidolopisma kingii Wells & Wellington 1985 |
1839 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolopisma dumerilii Duméril & Bibron [part] (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolepisma nitida Gray (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolepisma paynei Wells & Wellington (tentative synonymy) |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia kingii
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Egernia mcpheei
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Eastern Crevice Skink, (McPhee's Rock Skink)
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Östlicher Stachelschwanzskink
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Østlig Spalteskink
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1984 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia mcpheei Wells & Wellington |
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Contundo mcpheei Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland).
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Egernia napoleonis
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Southwestern Crevice Skink, Salmon-bellied Skink
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Südwestlicher Stachelschwanzskink
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Sydvestlig Spalteskink
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1839 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tiliqua napoleonis Gray |
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Egernia whitii napoleonis Mitchell 1950 |
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Egernia napoleonis Worrell 1963 |
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Contundo napoleonis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia napoleonis
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Egernia pilbarensis
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Pilbara Crevice Skink
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Pilbara-Spaltenskink
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Pilbara-spalteskink
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1978 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia pilbarensis Storr |
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Contundo pilbarensis Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Sivascincus pilbarensis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Egernia richardi
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Bight Crevice Skink, Woodland Crevice Skink, Western Tree Skink, Dark Spiny-tailed Skink
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Westaustralischer Baumskink
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Vestaustralsk Træskink
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1869 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolepisma richardi Peters |
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Egernia richardi Cogger 1975 |
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Sivascincus richardi Wells & Wellington 1985 |
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Egernia carinata Smith (M. Gardner, cited in the Reptile Database, reptile-database.reptarium.cz) |
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Distribution:
Australia
(South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Egernia roomi
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Mount Kaputar Rock Skink
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Kaputar-Stachelschwanzskink
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Kaputar-pighaleskink
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1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Contundo roomi Wells & Wellington |
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Egernia sp. "roomi" Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004 |
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Remarks:
Although not mentioned by Wilson & Swan (2010), this taxon is tentatively regarded as a valid species herein, following Shea & Sadlier (1999) and Swan, Shea & Sadlier (2004), who regarded it as such, although they did not accept roomi as the valid name for the species, but regarded it as unnamed.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales).
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Egernia rugosa
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Yakka Skink
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Yakka Skink
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Yakkaskink
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1888 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia rugosa De Vis |
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Storrisaurus rugosa Wells & Wellington 1985 |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Storrisaurus husbandi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
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Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Egernia saxatilis
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Black Rock Skink, Black Crevice Skink
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Brauner Felsenskink
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Sort Klippeskink
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1960 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia saxatilis Cogger |
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Contundo saxatilis Wells & Wellington 1985 |
1960 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia saxatilis intermedia Cogger |
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Egernia intermedia Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Remarks:
A single record from Queensland (Covacevich & Couper 1991) refer to mcpheei (Shea, Sadlier & Johnson 2000).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Victoria).
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Egernia stokesii
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Gidgee Skink, Gidgee Spiny-tailed Skink, Western Spiny-tailed Skink, (Stoke’s Skink, Stoke's Egernia)
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Westliche Stachelschwanzskink, (Stoke’s Dornschwanzskink)
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Vestlig Pighaleskink
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1845 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Silubosaurus stokesii Gray |
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Egernia stokesii Boulenger 1887 |
1884 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Silubosaurus zellingi De Vis (Cogger 1996) |
1978 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia stokesii aethiops Storr |
1978 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Egernia stokesii badia Storr |
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Other common names:
aethiops: Baudin Island Spiny-tailed Skink
badia: Greater Spiny-tailed Skink, (Western Spiny-tailed Skink)
stokesii: Limestone Spiny-tailed Skink, Houtman Abrolhos Spiny-tailed Skink
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Egernia stokesii
© Rune Midtgaard
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Egernia striolata
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Tree Crevice Skink, Eastern Tree Skink, (Tree Skink)
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Baum-Stachelskink
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Østlig Træskink
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1870 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolepisma striolatum Peters |
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Egernia striolata Boulenger 1887 |
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Contundo striolata Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Sivascincus striolata Wells & Wellington 1985 |
1873 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidolepisma dorsale Peters (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) |
1985 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Sivascincus wrani Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
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Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria).
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Egernia striolata
© Rune Midtgaard
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