ID please

[aspidito]

Can someone please ID the attached skink.
Regards, Paul

 

[Jonno from ERD]

Eremiascincus fasciolatus?

 

[Rocket]

It does appear to be a patternless Eremiascincus. Where did you get it Aspidito?

 

[cris]

Eremiascincus fasciolatus?

I would have guessed the genus, how do you guess the species(i cant really pick them apart with stripes)?

 

[aspidito]

It does appear to be a patternless Eremiascincus. Where did you get it Aspidito?

It was found in the Cooper basin in the far north of SA, I have not seen another like it although I dont know my skinks at all.

 

[eipper]

Cris,

The stripe are actually the way that most people key them out....that being said fasciolatus are known to have stripes that can fade to nothing in older individuals, leaving a plain red/ orange/yellow/ brown skink

Cheers,
Scott