Land Mullet
Bellatorias major
Family Scincidae
Notable — one of Australia's largest skinks
About
One of Australia's largest skinks, reaching up to 60cm long, found in rainforest from the Hawkesbury River in NSW north to the Conondale Range in south-eastern Queensland. Explicitly recorded among the reptile fauna of Wollumbin National Park.
How to spot it
Glossy black-to-brown, heavily built, with a pale eye-ring and an auburn-to-white belly; juveniles show cream lateral spots. Found basking near fallen logs on shaded rainforest floors.
Found in
- Wollumbin National Park
Source: Wikipedia: Land mullet; Wikipedia: Wollumbin National Park
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