ID please

[Strange1]

Hi all, well everyone seems to love an ID thread so here we go

I just turned up this little fella while looking for grubs, I seem to find them fairly often in the garden. Sometimes they are jet black with dark red or orange bellies (and yes they have legs )

Ive been looking through my field guide book (That I really dont know how to use properly yet) and have found a million that look like it but not noticed the one that is right!
So any help would be great
Oh BTW I have released it after I took the pic.

Adam

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

its a 3 toed skink homie

 

[junglemad]

they used to be called saiphos equalis. that is a nice one...same as snakepimp said a three toed skink

 

[Strange1]

Great thanks for that

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

ive found them under logs,there stunning lil lizard,what books/ guides do you have ?look under saiphos equalis

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

oh what scientific name they called now?? the scientific names are sometimes changed as more is learnt about species and they get reclassified

 

[Strange1]

I have the "Complete field guide to Reptiles of Australia" and it is listed on page 288 I just overlooked it after viewing 8 million other skink pictures

 

[MrBredli]

Yellow-bellied Three-toed Skink

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

oh the pic in that guide isnt a real good one i was just looking at it.

its the only one in its genus
although if its been renamed it may be in another genus now

heres a good pic of one

 

[Khagan]

Hehe such tiny legs for a big skink =P.