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Off topic: unusual elongate skink with tiny legs and orange-yellow tummy

To: 'Con Boekel' <>, 'canberrabirds chatline' <>
Subject: Off topic: unusual elongate skink with tiny legs and orange-yellow tummy
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 04:10:02 +0000
Using Ross Bennett's book I would come up with either Maccoy's Skink 
Nannoscincus maccoyi (another book put it as Hemiergis maccoyi, or the 
Three-toed Skink Hemiergis decresiensis. Those are the ones that match the 
shape with very small limbs and both can have a very yellow underside. As you 
have the specimen, the most obvious diagnostic clue is does it have 5 or 3 toes 
on each foot. That would be the decider. Both described as common.

Philip

-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel 
Sent: Monday, 28 December 2015 2:35 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Off topic: unusual elongate skink with tiny legs and orange-yellow 
tummy

Hi
I found this at Dunlop Pond today. It is the first time I have seen anything 
like it. I would appreciate knowing its name. I have it in the fridge should 
someone have a valid scientific interest.
regards
Con


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