caught lizard on hoilday

[snakekid666]

hey guys i caught this while i was on holiday up at the myall lakes past newcastle. when i caught it i had no clue what it was i knew it was a skink of some sort but didnt no exactly wat it was. i did some research when i got home and quickly worked out wat he was. just from these pics do you no wat he is.

 

[Acrochordus]

It's a Land Mullet Egernia major, very healthy specimen.
Thanks Tim.

 

[snakekid666]

it shore is a land mullet i didnt have a clue at first. it looked really healthy but did have a wound on its left side up near his front feet

 

[Kirby]

were you quick, or was he slow?

 

[Gecko75]

nice catch they are bloody quick to hide, ugly lizard, but nicer then most I have seen, atleast that one has all its toes and isnt coated in ticks and scares like the usual ones I see.

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

usually quite shy and secretive species

 

[Gecko75]

usually quite shy and secretive species

sure are. they never seem to venture far from rotting logs or huge piles of bamboo and lantana, and if people think the adults are shy, wait untill you come accross the babys, they are even worse, they are very pretty when they are young, they usually have a few white spots, has anyone actually managed a shot of a wild land mullet that is a baby?

 

[snakekid666]

yeah he was very quick i was lucky to catch him.he was hiding under the cabin i was staying in and didnt come out mutch but when he did he was quick to go back under to hide so i was lucky to catch him

 

[Pythonking]

wow I saw the pic and knew what it was without reading further down does that mean I'm a lizard convert now?