Lizard/skink ID

[Flaviemys purvisi]

Hi all, was just out at mum's place (a small acreage about 10km south of the Toowoomba city) and she's had this noticeably larger than your run of the mill garden lizard/skink on her back patio are now for a few years but we've never managed to get a decent look at it as it always scrambles for cover under the air-con box or behind the hot water system as soon as it detects anyone's presence. Today, just now we managed to snap this quick photo of it (not the best I know) but can anyone confirm if this is just a strangely coloured blue tongue skink or is it something else altogether? Blue tongues when threatened will hiss and display their blue tongue... we've never gotten any such reaction from this specimen.

Cheers.

 

[Ramsayi]

Cunninhams?

 

[Flaviemys purvisi]

Cunninhams?

I don't think they're in this area... maybe just??

 

[Bl69aze]

Looks like an adult Cunningham’s o.o
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[dragonlover1]

It certainly looks like a Cunninghams,bit hard to tell from the pic but it is very similar.Apparently they are as far north as the Carnarvon Ranges in central Qld. Not sure how that fits with your locale.
Also they don't display aggressively like blue tongues, we have 1 who eats out of your hand

 

[cris]

I don't think they're in this area... maybe just??

Yeah, have not seen one in Toowoomba myself, but it is within their natural range.

 

[baker]

It certainly is a cunninghams skink (Egernia cunninghami) and it is a very typical looking individual for the SEQ locale of the species.

Cheers, Cameron

 

[Flaviemys purvisi]

Ah, thanks all for the confirmation!

 

[Mitch.11]

That's a Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami)