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Major Skink
Egernia frerei
Family :"Skinks"
 Scincidae
Description :Body 18cm. Tail 23cm. Brown with rows of black stripes from the neck to the base of the tail, sides black with pale flecks. Diurnal lizard, found foraging at the edge of thick ground cover or well vegetated rock outcrops.
Typical Habitat :Open forest, rainforest and woodland.
Distribution :Coastal eastern QLD.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes

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