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Limbless Snake-tooth Skink
Coeranoscincus frontalis
Family :"Skinks"
 Scincidae
Description :Rare. Body 25cm. Grey to brown, sometimes with a grey brown stripe along the sides, the length of the body. Belly cream and juveniles have a white head. Large, limbless with no ear opening, burrowing skink.
Typical Habitat :Rainforest.
Distribution :Cape Tribulation to Mt. Elliot
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes
NCA :Rare

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