Scats!

[Martin Butterfield <>]

It seems quite common for reptiles to have the white addition to their turds.  This is uric acid.

In Tanzania that was very useful because deposits with a white tip were geckos (good, they eat mosquitoes) rather than rat (bad because they eat everything else).  Back in Australia I became aware that we had a Cunningham's Skink in the garage when somewhat larger, but structurally similar material appeared.

Martin Butterfield

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On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 at 12:23, Chris Melrose <> wrote:

Could it be A Brush Turkey?
Another possibility is a Water Dragon or small Monitor.

Chris Melrose


> On 8 Feb 2019, at 11:35, Robin and Rupert Irwin <> wrote:
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> Yet another mystery.  I cannot find this in my scat book.  It is probably not a bird, but I thought someone out there might be able to help.  The largest scat is 5cm and the white looks like solid plaster.  Surf coast area.  Thanks.
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