Small Skink ID

[Reptiles101]

My mates asked me to help identify his little skink, so I thought why not come here.

 

[007_lizards]

Where was this skink found?

 

[eipper]

I can only see it on a phone I am not 100% confident, but looks like a young Niveoscincus metallicus. Any chance of more pics?

cheers
scott

 

[Blackdog]

Depending upon where it was found it may be one of the Calyptotis.

Much later................
Definately not Calyptotis in Gippsland and it doesn't really look like it anyway - I thought the tail was much longer and thicker when I first saw it for some reason.

 

[NickGeee]

Delicate skink?

 

[Bushman]

It looks most like Lampropholis delicata to me, however it's hard to be sure as the image is not crisp. As requested, can you provide a better (high resolution) photo and locality?

 

[richoman_3]

its a niveoscincus sp. most likely metallicus

 

[Reptiles101]

He's located in Gippsland Victoria, I'll ask him to take some more pics

 

[Bushman]

He's located in Gippsland Victoria, I'll ask him to take some more pics

Thanks for providing locality and offering to get better pics. That will help us to give you a more positive ID, as there's a few LBS's (little brown skinks) that it could be.

P.S - it could also be a Niveoscincus coventryi.

 

[007_lizards]

I agree with Bushman, it could be a Niveoscincus coventryi

 

[eipper]

The stippling in the Dorso lateral line rules out Victorian delicata, the lack of a vertebral stripe rules out guichenoti.