Shingleback Lizard
The Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) is a stout, highly distinctive skink endemic to Australia and a member of the blue-tongued skink genus Tiliqua. It is instantly recognisable by its short, stumpy tail, heavily armoured, shingle-like scales and large blue tongue. Shinglebacks inhabit arid and s...
Gidgee Skink
The Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii), also known as Stokes’s Skink, is a robust, heavily armoured skink in the family Scincidae and the genus Egernia. It is native to arid and semi-arid regions of central and western Australia, where it inhabits rocky outcrops and gidgee woodlands. With its chunky b...
Fence Skink
The Fence Skink (commonly referring to species such as Cryptoblepharus virgatus) is a small, fast-moving skink in the family Scincidae and the genus Cryptoblepharus. It is a familiar sight on garden fences, walls, rocks and tree trunks in parts of eastern Australia, where it darts about in short bur...
Eastern Water Skink
The Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii) is a medium-sized, semi-aquatic skink native to eastern Australia. As a member of the family Scincidae and the genus Eulamprus, it is strongly associated with creeks, rivers and ponds, where it can often be seen basking on rocks or darting along the water’...
Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard
The Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides), also called the Eastern Blue-tongued Skink, is one of Australia’s best-known large skinks. Belonging to the family Scincidae and the genus Tiliqua, it is characterised by a robust body, short legs and, most famously, a broad, bright bl...
Cunninghams Skink
Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami) is a large, robust skink of the family Scincidae and one of south-eastern Australia’s most characteristic rock-dwelling lizards. It is easily recognised by its stocky body, spiny-scaled tail and mottled colour pattern, and is also notable for its relativ...
Ctenotus
Ctenotus is one of the most species-rich and characteristic genera of skinks in Australia. These small to medium-sized lizards belong to the family Scincidae and are especially diverse in the arid and semi-arid regions of the continent. With more than one hundred described species, Ctenotus skinks o...
Blotched Blue-tongue Lizard
The Blotched Blue-tongue Lizard (scientific name Tiliqua nigrolutea) is a large, heavy-bodied skink native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. Also known as the southern blue-tongued lizard or blotched blue-tongued skink, it is famous for its chunky build, short sturdy legs and the vivid blue t...