Dark-Flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis delicata
Family Scincidae
About
Lampropholis delicata, the delicate skink, dark-flecked garden sun skink, garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink or plague skink, or the metallic skink is native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand and Hawaii where it is commonly found in gardens. The species is known for their color dimorphism between males and females; striped morphs and non-striped morphs exist in this species, however the stripe is less pronounced in males. This species' diet consists of a wide range of prey, such as spiders, bees, larvae, and termites. Mating occurs in the late summer and generally one clutch of 2 to 4 eggs are laid per year by each female.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Namadgi National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 1969) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Namadgi National Park — Canberra & Namadgi National Park hikes