Pale-Flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis guichenoti
Family Scincidae
About
The common garden skink is a small species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Additional common names for L. guichenoti include grass skink, Guichenot's grass skink, pale-flecked garden sunskink, and penny lizard.
How to spot it
L. guichenoti can grow to a maximum total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in), but the average total length is 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in). The average common garden skink lives for 2–3 years. It usually has a browny black colour and sometimes may appear a dark shade of red when bathing in the sun. The lighter its colour, the more energetic it is. It has small sharp teeth which easily slice through smaller prey.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Namadgi National Park — Canberra & Namadgi National Park hikes
Source: Atlas of Living Australia + Wikipedia: Lampropholis guichenoti
Photo via iNaturalist Australia (CC-BY 4.0 (Int)), collected by Pete Woodall