Yellow-Bellied Water-Skink
Eulamprus heatwolei
Family Scincidae
Vulnerable — ACT: Restricted Trade Species, SA: Vulnerable
About
The warm-temperate water-skink, Heatwole's water skink or yellow-bellied water skink is a species of skink found in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia. It lives in rocky habitats, preferring those near water such as bogs, swamps, creek and river margins. It can also be found on dry and wet forests, open woodlands and heathlands, commonly seen basking on waterside logs and rocks.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Deep Creek National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2000) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Deep Creek National Park — Adelaide, the Hills & Fleurieu Peninsula hikes