Reptiles and Amphibians Database .. detailed information | |
Cream-striped Shinning-skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus | |
Family : | "Skinks" Scincidae |
Description : | Body 4cm. Silver-grey to pale brown above, with a white, cream or silver stripe from above eye to base of tail, bordered above by a black stripe and below by a broad dark grey or brown stripe. Arboreal, sheltering in crevices or under the bark of trees. |
Typical Habitat : | Wet and dry sclerophyll forest, woodland, mangroves and urban areas. |
Distribution : | Cape York to Sydney and Great Austraian Bite region. |
Introduced : | No |
Seen North Qld : | Yes |
Additional info .. | locations seen (16) .. habitats seen (9) .. |
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