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Reptiles of Scott Creek Conservation Park |
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An Eastern Water Skink, checking things out. |
Lizards :
Sixteen
species of lizard are known to occur in the park.
These
are
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the Eastern Blue Tongue, Tiliqua scincoides
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the
Tawny Dragon, Ctenophorus decresii
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the
Common Bearded Dragon, Pogona barbata
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the
Barking Gecko, Nephrurus milii
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the Marbled Gecko, Christinus marmoratus
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the Heath Goanna, Varanus rosenbergi
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the Sleepy or Shingleback Lizard, Tiliqua rugosa
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the Common Scaly Foot, Pygopus lepidopodus
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the Eastern Three-lined Skink, Bassiana duperreyi
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the Eastern Water Skink, Eulamprus quoyii
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the Garden Skink, Lampropholis guichenoti
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the Three-toed Earless Skink, Hemiergis decresiensis
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White's
Skink, Liopholis whitii (formally Egernia whitii)
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the Lined Worm-lizard, Aprasia striolata
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Bouganville's Skink, Lerista bougainvillii
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the Dwarf Skink, Menetia greyii
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The
Tawny Dragon, Ctenophorus decresii Photo
: Frank Copley
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Cunningham's
Skink, Egernia cunninghami occurs in the adjacent Mount Bold area, but it yet to be found in Scott Creek CP, despite extensive searches.
There have been reliable sightings of Rosenburg's Monitor - Varanus rosenbergi in the past, but not recently.
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| The Common Bearded Dragon, Pogona barbata, at home. Photo :Tom Hands |
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The
Lined Worm-lizard,
Aprasia striolata.
Photo
: Tom Hands |

This
is not a snake at all - it's another legless lizard : the Common Scaly Foot, Pygopus lepidopodus.
Photo : Tom Hands |
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The Shingleback or Stumpy Lizard, Tiliqua rugosa, eating fungus. Photo : Les Peters
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Snakes
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There are four snakes recorded in the park.
These
are :
- Pseudoonaja
texilis :
Eastern Brown Snake
- Parasuta
flagellum (formally Suta flagellum) : Little Whip Snake
- Pseudoechis
porphyriacus : Red-bellied Black Snake
- Ramphotyplops
australis :
Southern Blind Snake
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Eastern Brown, in a hurry. Photo: Les Peters |
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There are further reptiles likely to be found in the park. These include skinks such as Delma molleri (Adelaide Snake Lizard) and turtles such as Chelodina longicollis (Common Long-neck Tortoise).
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Copyright
2001 Friends of Scott Creek
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